Application hosting

Hosting Docker Engine

A container runtime for packaging and running applications. Installing the engine does not automatically secure or size the applications you deploy.

Min vCPU
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Min memory
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Min storage
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Understand the setup

Check runtime, storage and installation requirements before choosing a server.

See requirements

Budget your resources

Allow room for the operating system, database and your actual workload.

Open resource planner

Build your shortlist

Compare plan details and review which requirements still need checking.

Explore plans

Must have

Installation requirements

  • A supported operating system and architecture for the chosen installation path.
  • Administrative access to install the engine and configure permissions.

Recommended

Planning guidance

No further general recommendations are published for this version.

Capacity depends on your workload

Resource needs depend on the applications, images and persistent data. No universal host memory or CPU figure is entered.

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

Deploy with

Supported paths

  • Official packages
  • Convenience script for development

The host must provide

Runtime

Docker Engine
Choose a supported release for your operating system

Storage

Persistent data

Persist application data in volumes or explicit mounts; container replacement should not remove the only copy.

Step by step

Plan a Docker Engine deployment

  1. Choose the supported installation

    Follow the instructions for your operating system.

    Official instructions
  2. Plan persistent data

    Configure application volumes, networks and access before exposing services.

    Official instructions

Security

Before you go public

  • Restrict access to the Docker daemon.
  • Publish only necessary application ports.

Cost

Beyond the server price

  • Include image storage, logs, application volumes and backups.

Matching plans

Explore hosting options

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Lightsail · 2 vCPU / 2 GB

2 vCPU
2 GB RAM
60 GB Storage
3 TB Transfer
  • Burstable vCPU
  • 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.

  • A supported operating system and architecture for the chosen installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Administrative access to install the engine and configure permissions.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Amazon Web Services

Amazon Lightsail · 2 vCPU / 4 GB

2 vCPU
4 GB RAM
80 GB Storage
4 TB Transfer
  • Burstable vCPU
  • 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.

  • A supported operating system and architecture for the chosen installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Administrative access to install the engine and configure permissions.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Contabo

Contabo Cloud VPS 12

12 vCPU
48 GB RAM
400 GB Storage
— 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.

  • A supported operating system and architecture for the chosen installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Administrative access to install the engine and configure permissions.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Contabo

Contabo Cloud VPS 16

16 vCPU
64 GB RAM
500 GB Storage
— 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.

  • A supported operating system and architecture for the chosen installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Administrative access to install the engine and configure permissions.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Contabo

Contabo Cloud VPS 18

18 vCPU
96 GB RAM
600 GB Storage
— 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.

  • A supported operating system and architecture for the chosen installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Administrative access to install the engine and configure permissions.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Contabo

Contabo Cloud VPS 4

4 vCPU
8 GB RAM
100 GB Storage
— 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.

  • A supported operating system and architecture for the chosen installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Administrative access to install the engine and configure permissions.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Contabo

Contabo Cloud VPS 6

6 vCPU
12 GB RAM
200 GB Storage
— 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.

  • A supported operating system and architecture for the chosen installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Administrative access to install the engine and configure permissions.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Contabo

Contabo Cloud VPS 8

8 vCPU
24 GB RAM
300 GB Storage
— 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.

  • A supported operating system and architecture for the chosen installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Administrative access to install the engine and configure permissions.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
DigitalOcean

Basic Droplet · 1 vCPU / 1 GB (Intel)

1 vCPU
1 GB RAM
25 GB Storage
1 TB Transfer
  • Shared vCPU (Intel Xeon)
  • 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.

  • A supported operating system and architecture for the chosen installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Administrative access to install the engine and configure permissions.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
DigitalOcean

Basic Droplet · 1 vCPU / 2 GB (Intel)

1 vCPU
2 GB RAM
50 GB Storage
2 TB Transfer
  • Shared vCPU (Intel Xeon)
  • 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.

  • A supported operating system and architecture for the chosen installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Administrative access to install the engine and configure permissions.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
DigitalOcean

Basic Regular Droplet · 2 vCPU / 4 GiB

2 vCPU
4 GiB RAM
80 GiB Storage
4 TB Transfer
  • Shared CPU
  • 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.

  • A supported operating system and architecture for the chosen installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Administrative access to install the engine and configure permissions.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
DigitalOcean

Basic Regular Droplet · 4 vCPU / 8 GiB

4 vCPU
8 GiB RAM
160 GiB Storage
5 TB Transfer
  • Shared CPU
  • 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.

  • A supported operating system and architecture for the chosen installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Administrative access to install the engine and configure permissions.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.

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