Must have
Installation requirements
- Docker and Compose for this installation path.
- Persistent storage for documents, application data and the database.
Application hosting
Hosting Paperless-ngx
A document management system for importing, indexing and archiving documents. OCR and processing demand depend on the documents you handle.
- Min vCPU
- Not specified
- Min memory
- Not specified
- Min storage
- Not specified
Understand the setup
Check runtime, storage and installation requirements before choosing a server.
See requirementsBudget your resources
Allow room for the operating system, database and your actual workload.
Open resource plannerBuild your shortlist
Compare plan details and review which requirements still need checking.
Explore plansRecommended
Planning guidance
No further general recommendations are published for this version.
Capacity depends on your workload
The example establishes services and volumes, not a universal CPU or memory requirement.
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
- PostgreSQL
- The maintained Compose example uses PostgreSQL 18
- Valkey
- The maintained broker example uses Valkey 9
Storage
Persistent data
Preserve the data, media and database volumes, and the consume/export folders.
Step by step
Plan a Paperless-ngx deployment
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Prepare Compose files
Use the maintained Compose and environment files; change example database credentials.
Official instructions -
Start and protect access
Pull the images, start the stack and restrict access before importing private documents.
Official instructions
Security
Before you go public
- Replace example secrets.
- Protect documents and backups from public access.
Cost
Beyond the server price
- Budget for OCR processing, document growth and database backups.
Matching plans
Explore hosting options
Hetzner Cloud
Hetzner Cloud CPX12 (Germany and Finland)
1
vCPU
2 GB
RAM
40 GB
Storage
20 TB
Transfer
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 and Compose for this installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent storage for documents, application data and the database.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
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 and Compose for this installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent storage for documents, application data and the database.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Hetzner Cloud
Hetzner Cloud CPX22 (Germany and Finland)
2
vCPU
4 GB
RAM
80 GB
Storage
20 TB
Transfer
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 and Compose for this installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent storage for documents, application data and the database.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
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 and Compose for this installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent storage for documents, application data and the database.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Hetzner Cloud
Hetzner Cloud CPX32 (Germany and Finland)
4
vCPU
8 GB
RAM
160 GB
Storage
20 TB
Transfer
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 and Compose for this installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent storage for documents, application data and the database.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
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 and Compose for this installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent storage for documents, application data and the database.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Hetzner Cloud
Hetzner Cloud CPX42 (Germany and Finland)
8
vCPU
16 GB
RAM
320 GB
Storage
20 TB
Transfer
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 and Compose for this installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent storage for documents, application data and the database.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
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 and Compose for this installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent storage for documents, application data and the database.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Hetzner Cloud
Hetzner Cloud CPX52 (Germany and Finland)
12
vCPU
24 GB
RAM
480 GB
Storage
20 TB
Transfer
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 and Compose for this installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent storage for documents, application data and the database.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Hetzner Cloud
Hetzner Cloud CPX62 (Germany and Finland)
16
vCPU
32 GB
RAM
640 GB
Storage
20 TB
Transfer
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 and Compose for this installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent storage for documents, application data and the database.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
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 and Compose for this installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent storage for documents, application data and the database.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
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 and Compose for this installation path.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent storage for documents, application data and the database.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
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