Must have
Hard prerequisites
- At least 2 CPU cores
- At least 4 GB host RAM
Application hosting
Hosting Appwrite
Appwrite is a self-hosted application backend. Its Docker installation guide publishes a 2-core, 4 GB RAM and 2 GB swap minimum; storage size is not specified as a universal number.
- Min vCPU
- 2
- Min memory
- 4 GiB
- Min storage
- Depends on workload
Recommended
Documented guidance
No further general recommendations are published for this version.
Published starting requirements
The installation guide also requires 2 GB swap and Docker Compose v2. Catalog plan specs do not confirm swap configuration or live stock.
We only compare what providers publish. A RAM figure alone can't confirm compatibility or production capacity.
Deploy with
Supported paths
The host must provide
Runtime
- Container runtime
- Docker CLI and Docker Compose v2
- Operating system
- Any supported host operating system that runs Docker
- Swap
- 2 GB in the official installation minimum
Storage
Persistent data
Persist the selected database, uploaded files, configuration and encryption key. Budget disk and backups for actual application data; the cited guide does not publish a universal disk minimum.
Step by step
Appwrite deployment outline
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Check host and swap
Confirm the documented CPU, RAM, swap, Docker and Compose requirements before choosing a server.
Official instructions -
Install with the official guide
Use the documented installer or Compose workflow and configure a public hostname and HTTPS.
Official instructions -
Preserve secrets and data
Store the generated encryption key securely and back up the database and persistent volumes before upgrades.
Official instructions
Security
Before you go public
- Keep the generated encryption key outside public files.
- Use HTTPS and restrict administrative setup access.
- Back up database and persistent volumes together.
Cost
Beyond the server price
- Include persistent database and file storage, backups and network transfer.
- Workers and schedulers can require additional capacity as workload grows.
Matching plans
Plans with published evidence
DigitalOcean
CPU-Optimized Regular Droplet · 2 vCPU / 4 GiB
2vCPU
4 GiBRAM
25 GiBStorage
4 TBTransfer
Meets the documented hard prerequisites
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- At least 2 CPU coresThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
- At least 4 GB host RAMThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
DigitalOcean
General Purpose Droplet · 2 Dedicated vCPU / 8 GB
2vCPU
8 GBRAM
25 GBStorage
4 TBTransfer
Meets the documented hard prerequisites
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- At least 2 CPU coresThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
- At least 4 GB host RAMThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
Meets the documented hard prerequisites
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- At least 2 CPU coresThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
- At least 4 GB host RAMThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
Does not meet a documented hard prerequisite
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- At least 2 CPU coresThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
- At least 4 GB host RAMThe published plan value does not satisfy this requirement.
Meets the documented hard prerequisites
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- At least 2 CPU coresThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
- At least 4 GB host RAMThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
Meets the documented hard prerequisites
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- At least 2 CPU coresThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
- At least 4 GB host RAMThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
Meets the documented hard prerequisites
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- At least 2 CPU coresThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
- At least 4 GB host RAMThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
Meets the documented hard prerequisites
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- At least 2 CPU coresThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
- At least 4 GB host RAMThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
Hetzner Cloud
Hetzner Cloud CCX53 (Germany and Finland)
32vCPU
128 GBRAM
600 GBStorage
50 TBTransfer
Meets the documented hard prerequisites
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- At least 2 CPU coresThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
- At least 4 GB host RAMThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
Hetzner Cloud
Hetzner Cloud CCX63 (Germany and Finland)
48vCPU
192 GBRAM
960 GBStorage
60 TBTransfer
Meets the documented hard prerequisites
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- At least 2 CPU coresThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
- At least 4 GB host RAMThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
Does not meet a documented hard prerequisite
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- At least 2 CPU coresThe published plan value satisfies this requirement.
- At least 4 GB host RAMThe published plan value does not satisfy this requirement.
Does not meet a documented hard prerequisite
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- At least 2 CPU coresThe published plan value does not satisfy this requirement.
- At least 4 GB host RAMThe published plan value does not satisfy this requirement.
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