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Hosting Docker Engine

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

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Understand the setup

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

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Budget your resources

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

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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

DigitalOcean

CPU-Optimized Regular Droplet · 2 vCPU / 4 GiB

2 vCPU
4 GiB RAM
25 GiB Storage
4 TB Transfer
  • Dedicated 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

General Purpose Droplet · 2 Dedicated vCPU / 8 GB

2 vCPU
8 GB RAM
25 GB Storage
4 TB Transfer
  • Dedicated vCPU (100% allocatio...
  • 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.

  • 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.
FastComet

Starter

1 Websites
10 GB Storage
1 cores Shared CPU
1 GB Shared RAM
  • NVMe
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.
Google Cloud

Compute Engine e2-medium · 2 vCPU / 4 GB

2 vCPU
4 GB RAM
— Storage
— Transfer
  • Shared vCPU (1.00 sustained)
  • Persistent Disk (billed separa...
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.
Google Cloud

Compute Engine e2-small · 2 vCPU / 2 GB

2 vCPU
2 GB RAM
— Storage
— Transfer
  • Shared vCPU (0.50 sustained)
  • Persistent Disk (billed separa...
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.
Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner Cloud CCX13 (Germany and Finland)

2 vCPU
8 GB RAM
80 GB Storage
20 TB Transfer
  • Dedicated AMD vCPU
  • 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.

  • 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.
Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner Cloud CCX23 (Germany and Finland)

4 vCPU
16 GB RAM
160 GB Storage
20 TB Transfer
  • Dedicated AMD vCPU
  • 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.

  • 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.
Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner Cloud CCX33 (Germany and Finland)

8 vCPU
32 GB RAM
240 GB Storage
30 TB Transfer
  • Dedicated AMD vCPU
  • 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.

  • 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.
Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner Cloud CCX43 (Germany and Finland)

16 vCPU
64 GB RAM
360 GB Storage
40 TB Transfer
  • Dedicated AMD vCPU
  • 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.

  • 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.
Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner Cloud CCX53 (Germany and Finland)

32 vCPU
128 GB RAM
600 GB Storage
50 TB Transfer
  • Dedicated AMD vCPU
  • 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.

  • 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.
Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner Cloud CCX63 (Germany and Finland)

48 vCPU
192 GB RAM
960 GB Storage
60 TB Transfer
  • Dedicated AMD vCPU
  • 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.

  • 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.
Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner Cloud CPX11 (US locations)

2 vCPU
2 GB RAM
40 GB Storage
1 TB Transfer
  • Shared AMD vCPU
  • 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.

  • 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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