Must have
Hard prerequisites
No universal server-size prerequisite is published. Check the exact release and configuration before you deploy.
Application hosting
Hosting Valkey
Valkey is an in-memory data store that can be installed from source, containers, or operating-system packages. The project does not give one server size for every dataset and traffic pattern.
- Min vCPU
- Depends on workload
- Min memory
- Depends on workload
- Min storage
- Depends on workload
Recommended
Documented guidance
No further general recommendations are published for this version.
Capacity depends on your workload
The project documentation gives no universal server size. Dataset size, maxmemory policy, persistence mode, and traffic affect memory and disk demand.
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
- Operating system
- Linux/BSD package support varies by distribution; consult its current package version
- Client
- Applications connect using Valkey protocol client libraries
- Network protection
- Use a firewall and bind only to intended interfaces; enable ACL/password authentication
Storage
Persistent data
Valkey is memory-oriented. Disk use depends on persistence configuration and snapshot/log files. Plan memory around the dataset and configured overhead; preserve and test recovery files if persistence is enabled.
Step by step
Valkey deployment outline
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Install a supported release
Select an official source build, container, or package available for the target operating system.
Official instructions -
Restrict network access
Bind Valkey only to intended interfaces, firewall its ports, and configure ACL authentication before connecting application services.
Official instructions -
Choose persistence and recovery settings
Decide whether this instance is a cache or must preserve data. Valkey documents RDB snapshots and AOF logs, with different recovery and write behavior; include the selected data files in a tested backup plan.
Official instructions
Security
Before you go public
- Do not expose an unauthenticated Valkey port to the public internet.
- Restrict listening interfaces and firewall access.
- Use ACL/password authentication and TLS where required by the network boundary.
Cost
Beyond the server price
- Memory is often a major infrastructure constraint; include persistence disk, snapshots, backup retention, and network charges.
- No provider price or universal resource budget is published by Valkey itself.
Matching plans
Plans with published evidence
DigitalOcean
CPU-Optimized Regular Droplet · 2 vCPU / 4 GiB
2vCPU
4 GiBRAM
25 GiBStorage
4 TBTransfer
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.
DigitalOcean
General Purpose Droplet · 2 Dedicated vCPU / 8 GB
2vCPU
8 GBRAM
25 GBStorage
4 TBTransfer
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hetzner Cloud
Hetzner Cloud CCX53 (Germany and Finland)
32vCPU
128 GBRAM
600 GBStorage
50 TBTransfer
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.
Hetzner Cloud
Hetzner Cloud CCX63 (Germany and Finland)
48vCPU
192 GBRAM
960 GBStorage
60 TBTransfer
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.
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.
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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