How to choose VPS specs (recommended specs by use case)
If you're not sure which plan to choose, think it through using the criteria below.
1. What will you use it for?
| Use | Recommended specs |
|---|---|
| Personal website, simple bot, test server | Around 2vCore / 4GB RAM |
| WordPress, small web service, small game server (4–8 players) | Around 2–4vCore / 8GB RAM |
| Services that get traffic, mid-size game server (10+ players), databases | 4vCore or more / 8–16GB RAM |
| Heavy computation, large game server, running several services at once | 8vCore or more / 16GB RAM or more |
If you don't know your exact requirements, we recommend going one step up to leave some headroom. Moving to the next tier when you need to is easier than dealing with slowdowns caused by insufficient specs.
If you already have a server in use, measuring its memory and CPU core usage will help you choose more accurately. To compare with a dedicated server, where you get an entire physical server to yourself, see VPS vs. dedicated server.
2. Look at disk space too
- Mostly websites/bots: 20–40GB is often enough.
- Game servers (world data keeps growing) and services that mainly store files: we recommend 60GB or more for headroom.
- Disk space is hard to increase separately later without changing plans, so it's best to choose generously from the start.
3. Budget and traffic
- You can check monthly prices for each spec on the Pricing page.
- If you expect heavy traffic (bandwidth) usage, consider the Security Zone rather than the General Zone. Note, however, that the Security Zone has no included traffic and bills you for what you use, so we recommend estimating your expected usage first.
4. Can I change specs later?
Currently, rather than live upgrades between plans, we recommend getting a new server on a new plan when you need to. If you need to move data, contact technical support.
5. Choose your operating system too
Once you've decided on a plan, the next step is choosing an operating system. See Choosing an operating system (OS). Some plans may not support certain operating systems; in that case, the OS is shown as "Not supported" on the order page.