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Hosting Outline

A collaborative knowledge base for team documentation. Its self-hosted stack needs a database, Redis and persistent file storage alongside the web application.

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Min vCPU
Not specified
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.

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Budget your resources

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

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Compare plan details and review which requirements still need checking.

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Must have

Installation requirements

  • Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.
  • PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.
  • Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.

Recommended

Planning guidance

No further general recommendations are published for this version.

Capacity depends on your workload

The Docker guide does not provide a universal CPU or RAM minimum. Team size, uploads and database activity determine capacity.

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

Deploy with

Supported paths

  • Docker Compose
  • Docker with external managed dependencies

The host must provide

Runtime

PostgreSQL
Follow the release-specific configuration
Redis
Required service

Storage

Persistent data

Preserve the database and uploaded files. The example mounts application data at /var/lib/outline/data.

Step by step

Plan a Outline deployment

  1. Prepare the stack

    Configure dependencies and required environment settings before starting the application.

    Official instructions
  2. Plan upgrades

    Pin container versions and back up the database; startup normally runs migrations.

    Official instructions

Security

Before you go public

  • Replace sample passwords and protect secrets.
  • Configure HTTPS for public access.

Cost

Beyond the server price

  • Include database, Redis, file storage and backups in the budget.

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.

  • Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.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.

  • Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.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.

  • Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.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.

  • Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.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.

  • Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.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.

  • Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.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.

  • Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.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.

  • Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.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.

  • Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.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.

  • Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.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.

  • Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.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.

  • Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.

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