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VPS sizing
- Best VPS for self-hosting: plan specs vs official app requirementsWhich VPS plan fits Immich, Nextcloud, n8n, Coolify or Jellyfin? We compare Hostinger, Hetzner, Vultr and DigitalOcean plan specs against each app's official requirements.
- Best VPS for n8n: plans that meet n8n's own sizing guidancen8n's own sizing example is 320 MB–2 GB RAM and a 512 MB–4 GB SSD database. See which Hostinger, Hetzner, Vultr and DigitalOcean plans meet it, with sources.
- n8n hosting requirements (from the official docs)Self-hosted n8n requirements from the official docs: 320 MB–2 GB memory, 512 MB–4 GB SSD for the database, SQLite or PostgreSQL, Docker setup and what drives memory use.
- Best VPS for OpenClaw: official requirements vs plan specsOpenClaw Gateway needs at least 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM and ~500 MB disk; 2 GB+ is recommended. Compare VPS plans against the official numbers and security advice.
- Nextcloud VPS requirements (official figures)Nextcloud's official requirements: 128 MB RAM per process (512 MB recommended), MariaDB or PostgreSQL, 64-bit, supported PHP versions, and how AIO deploys. With VPS plan specs.
- Jellyfin VPS requirements: what the docs say (and why a plain VPS is tricky)Jellyfin recommends 8 GB RAM and a 100 GB SSD, and says servers without GPUs are not recommended. What that means for a typical VPS, with sources.
Alternatives
- Self-hosted alternatives to Google PhotosSelf-hosted alternatives to Google Photos compared by license, GitHub stars and official server requirements: Immich needs 6 GB RAM, PhotoPrism 3 GB. Which VPS fits.
- Self-hosted alternatives to NotionSelf-hosted Notion alternatives compared by license, GitHub stars, container count and published RAM needs: AFFiNE (2–4 GB), AppFlowy Cloud (11 services), Docmost (3).
- Self-hosted alternatives to Google DriveSelf-hosted Google Drive alternatives compared: Nextcloud, Seafile, ownCloud and Syncthing by license, GitHub stars and official requirements (Seafile CE: 2 GB RAM, 2 cores).
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