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title: "Choosing a VPS"
description: "Compare hosting options and find the best VPS for your Pangolin deployment"
---

Pangolin generally requires minimal resources to run effectively. A basic VPS with **1 vCPU, 2GB RAM, and 8GB SSD** is sufficient for most deployments.

<Note>
If you choose a VPS with only 1GB RAM, you may need to create swap space to avoid memory pressure during installation, updates, or periods of higher traffic.
</Note>

<CardGroup cols={2}>
<Card title="Recommended Specs">
  - **CPU**: 2 vCPU
  - **RAM**: 2GB
  - **Storage**: 20GB SSD
</Card>
<Card title="More Users or Sites">
  - **CPU**: 4 vCPU
  - **RAM**: 4GB
  - **Storage**: 40GB SSD
</Card>
<Card title="Large Deployment">
  - **CPU**: 8 vCPU
  - **RAM**: 8GB
  - **Storage**: 80GB SSD
</Card>
</CardGroup>

## Provider Options

Most general-purpose VPS providers will work well for Pangolin. Look for a provider with reliable uptime, a data center near your users, clear bandwidth limits, snapshots or backups, and the ability to open inbound TCP ports 80 and 443 plus the WireGuard UDP ports configured during installation.

<Info>
If you prefer a guided deployment, Pangolin is also available on the <a href="https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/pangolin-ce-1?refcode=edf0480eeb81">DigitalOcean Marketplace</a>. The marketplace image can create a droplet with Pangolin pre-installed and firewall rules configured.
</Info>

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<Accordion title="Performance Requirements">
  **Resource usage depends on several key factors:**
  
  **Primary factors:**
  - **Number of connected sites**: More sites = higher CPU and memory usage
  - **Data throughput**: Amount of traffic transiting through the server
  
  **Secondary factors:**
  - **Dashboard UI usage**: Active admin sessions and configuration changes
  - **Database activity**: User management, logging, and analytics queries
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Geographic Location">
  **Choose a data center close to your users:**
  - **North America examples**: DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, RackNerd
  - **Europe examples**: Hetzner, OVHcloud, UpCloud
  - **Asia Pacific examples**: Vultr, Linode, DigitalOcean
  - **Global examples**: AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Support and Reliability">
  **Consider these factors:**
  - **Uptime guarantees**: Most providers offer 99.9%+
  - **Support quality**: 24/7 support vs. community forums
  - **Backup options**: Automated backups vs. manual
  - **Monitoring**: Built-in monitoring tools
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Cost Considerations">
  **Hidden costs to watch for:**
  - **Bandwidth overages**: Most plans include 1-2TB/month
  - **Backup storage**: Additional charges for automated backups
  - **IPv4 addresses**: Some providers charge extra
  - **Support tiers**: Premium support may cost extra
</Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>
