Application hosting

Hosting Caddy

Caddy is a web server and reverse proxy. Its official documentation covers Linux service operation, Caddyfile configuration, and automatic HTTPS; server sizing depends on the workload and is not published as a universal requirement.

Min vCPU
Depends on workload
Min memory
Depends on workload
Min storage
Depends on workload

Must have

Hard prerequisites

No universal server-size prerequisite is published. Check the exact release and configuration before you deploy.

Recommended

Documented guidance

No further general recommendations are published for this version.

Capacity depends on your workload

The cited installation and service documentation does not give a universal CPU, memory, or disk minimum. TLS certificates, access logs, proxied applications, and traffic affect resource use.

We only compare what providers publish. A RAM figure alone can't confirm compatibility or production capacity.

Deploy with

Supported paths

  • Official Linux packages with systemd service units
  • Official Docker image with Docker Compose
  • Caddyfile or JSON configuration

The host must provide

Runtime

Operating system
A supported platform/build for the selected Caddy release
Service manager
systemd 232 or newer when using the documented Linux service setup
Network access
Public HTTP/HTTPS access and valid DNS are needed for the documented public automatic-HTTPS flow

Storage

Persistent data

Persist configuration and Caddy data, including certificate state; decide how access logs are retained and backed up. The cited pages do not set a universal disk allowance.

Step by step

Caddy deployment outline

  1. Choose an install path

    Use the official Linux service package or container instructions and keep the supplied data/configuration locations persistent.

    Official instructions
  2. Configure the site

    Define the site address and handlers in a Caddyfile or supported JSON configuration; use the reverse-proxy guide when forwarding requests to an application.

    Official instructions
  3. Check public HTTPS prerequisites

    For automatic public certificates, point the domain at the server and allow the documented HTTP/HTTPS validation path. Keep administration interfaces private.

    Official instructions

Security

Before you go public

  • Keep the administrative API private unless the deployment has an explicit access-control design.
  • Run the service with the official service unit and review file ownership for its configuration and data.
  • Keep a restorable copy of configuration and certificate state.

Cost

Beyond the server price

  • The software itself is open source; hosting, bandwidth, persistent storage, and any domain or external service remain separately charged.
  • No server price or resource size is specified by the cited project pages.

Matching plans

Plans with published evidence

Hostinger

Hostinger KVM 8 VPS

8vCPU
32 GBRAM
400 GBStorage
32 TBTransfer
  • NVMe SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

No published runtime facts let us confirm a match.

OVHcloud

OVHcloud VPS-1 (US)

2vCPU
4 GBRAM
40 GBStorage
—Transfer
  • Virtual Core
  • NVMe SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

No published runtime facts let us confirm a match.

OVHcloud

OVHcloud VPS-2 (US)

4vCPU
8 GBRAM
75 GBStorage
—Transfer
  • Virtual Core
  • NVMe SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

No published runtime facts let us confirm a match.

OVHcloud

OVHcloud VPS-3 (US)

6vCPU
12 GBRAM
100 GBStorage
—Transfer
  • Virtual Core
  • NVMe SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

No published runtime facts let us confirm a match.

OVHcloud

OVHcloud VPS-4 (US)

8vCPU
24 GBRAM
200 GBStorage
—Transfer
  • Virtual Core
  • NVMe SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

No published runtime facts let us confirm a match.

Scaleway

Scaleway DEV1-S (Paris)

2vCPU
2 GBRAM
—Storage
—Transfer
  • Shared vCPU (AMD EPYC)
  • Dynamic Local SSD or Block (bi...
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

No published runtime facts let us confirm a match.

SiteGround

SiteGround Jump Start Managed Cloud VPS

4vCPU
8 GBRAM
40 GBStorage
5 TBTransfer
  • Dedicated CPU (Google Cloud)
  • SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

No published runtime facts let us confirm a match.

SiteGround

SiteGround StartUp Managed WordPress

—vCPU
—RAM
10 GBStorage
—Transfer
  • SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

No published runtime facts let us confirm a match.

Vultr

Vultr Cloud Compute · 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB

1vCPU
0.5 GBRAM
10 GBStorage
500 GBTransfer
  • Shared vCPU (previous-generati...
  • SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

No published runtime facts let us confirm a match.

Vultr

Vultr Cloud Compute · 1 vCPU / 1 GB

1vCPU
1 GBRAM
25 GBStorage
1 TBTransfer
  • Shared vCPU
  • Standard SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

No published runtime facts let us confirm a match.

Vultr

Vultr Cloud Compute · 1 vCPU / 2 GB

1vCPU
2 GBRAM
55 GBStorage
2 TBTransfer
  • Shared vCPU (previous-generati...
  • SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

No published runtime facts let us confirm a match.

Vultr

Vultr Cloud Compute · 16 vCPU / 64 GB

16vCPU
64 GBRAM
1,280 GBStorage
10 TBTransfer
  • Shared vCPU (previous-generati...
  • SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

No published runtime facts let us confirm a match.

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