VPS SELF MANAGED
How Much RAM Does My VPS Need?
It’s the question that plagues would-be VPS buyers more than any other, save for which operating system to use, perhaps. Or which provider to go with in the first place. The question of how much RAM to buy is a difficult one, because no two people use their VPSs in precisely the same way. There’s plenty of different applications, configurations, and needs — what works perfectly for one person might be a disaster for someone else.
“No one answer is going to work for everyone. Buying a VPS is like buying a car — all leather, an entertainment system for the back seats, and 400HP is overkill for me, but might be the next person’s bare minimum.”
Pionting In the Right Direction
There are a few standard applications that have either officially published or widely-recognized RAM minimums. If you’re using any of these programs, you can use these numbers as rough estimates.
" STANDARD RAM "
Self Managed VPS 1 vCPU 1 GB RAM
- 1 CPU Core
- 1 GB RAM
- 20 GB SSD Storage
- Linux only, no control panel*