{"created_at":"2025-04-01T14:50:36.530Z","post_id":379377,"previous_hidden":false,"current_hidden":false,"first_revision":2,"previous_revision":27,"current_revision":28,"next_revision":null,"last_revision":28,"current_version":25,"version_count":25,"username":"merefield","display_username":"merefield","acting_user_name":"Robert","avatar_template":"/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/{size}/176214_2.png","edit_reason":null,"body_changes":{"inline":"\u003cdiv class=\"inline-diff\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis guide is intended for people who are not system administrators who just want to make Discourse work. This is a list of cloud hosting services that are believed to be reliable and easy enough for a novice to get up and running with as little fiddling as possible. You should be able to create an account, and a server on which to run your Discourse instance and still be able to pull the job off in very close to 30 minutes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have installed Discourse on each of these, received an email from Discourse, and used it to log in as an admin. For all of these the standard \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md\"\u003eInstall Cloud\u003c/a\u003e instructions work just fine.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-what-about-aws-azure-and-google-cloud-1\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-what-about-aws-azure-and-google-cloud-1\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-what-about-aws-azure-and-google-cloud-1\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-what-about-aws-azure-and-google-cloud-1\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWhat about AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud?\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have spent many hours using bash, know what ports 80, 443, and 22 are, and are familiar with firewalls, partitions, and what an S3 bucket is, any of these will work just fine. If you have never found a solution to your problem using Stack Exchange, you should probably stay away from these providers. These are the finicky hot rods of the hosting world. This guide is to help you find something more like a Honda Civic than a Formula One racer.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-what-about-othergreatservice-2\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-what-about-othergreatservice-2\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-what-about-othergreatservice-2\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-what-about-othergreatservice-2\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWhat about OtherGreatService?\u003c/h3\u003e\u003caside class=\"quote group-team quote-modified\" data-username=\"awesomerobot\" data-post=\"4\" data-topic=\"348592\" data-full=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"title\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quote-controls\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" src=\"https://d3bpeqsaub0i6y.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/48/142900_2.png\" class=\"avatar\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-options/348592/4\"\u003eSelf hosting options\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur \u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true\"\u003eofficial install\u003c/a\u003e guide lists the requirements to host Discourse. If OtherGreatService supports the listed requirements and allows SSH access, it can run Discourse:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emodern single core CPU, dual core recommended\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 GB RAM minimum\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e64 bit Linux compatible with Docker\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 GB disk space minimum\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c/aside\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-easy-and-reliable-3\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-easy-and-reliable-3\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-easy-and-reliable-3\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-easy-and-reliable-3\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eEasy and Reliable\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe table below provides a comparison of these easy-to-use providers. The “Build time” column is the result of\u003c/p\u003e\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003etime ./launcher rebuild app\n\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not a meaningful benchmark, but a crude measure of how fast the CPU, Disk, and network are. Your mileage may vary. You can see, though, that the Digital Ocean “optimized” instance is nearly twice as fast as the standard 1GB one.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"md-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eProvider\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePrice\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDisk\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCPU\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGB RAM\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBuild time\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eData Centers\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDigital Ocean\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$6\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10m\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS (2), NL, SG, UK, DE, CA, IN, AU\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDO Optimized\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$42\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5m47s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS (2), NL, SG, UK, DE, CA, IN\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHetzner CX22 (x86)\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€3.95\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9m56s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDE, FI, SG, US (2)\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHetzner CAX11 (arm64)\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€3.95\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5m45s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDE, FI\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLightsail\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$10\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8m17s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS (3), JP, SG, AU, IN\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLinode 1024\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$5\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9m46s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS (3), UK, DE, SG, JP\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cins\u003eScaleway\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/td class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003ctd class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003eE10\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/td class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003ctd class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e10GB\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/td class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003ctd class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e2\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/td class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003ctd class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e2\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/td class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003ctd class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e-\u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003e-\u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003e-\u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003e-\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/td class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003ctd class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003eFR\u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003e,\u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003e \u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003ePL\u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003e,\u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003e \u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003eNL\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/td class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/tr class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003ctr class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003ctd class=\"diff-ins\"\u003eUpcloud\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$10\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7m22s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDE, FI, NL, JP, UK, US\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVultr\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$5\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8m\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS (7), NL, FR, DE, UK, JP, SG, AU\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: Build times are dependent on amount of posts, plugins, and many other things. The more your site grows, the longer it will take.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-provider-notes-4\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-provider-notes-4\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-provider-notes-4\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-provider-notes-4\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eProvider Notes\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are notes on individual providers. If you have good experiences with any of them, please feel free to add your comments here. If you have bad comments, please add them as a reply.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-amazon-awslightsail-5\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-amazon-awslightsail-5\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-amazon-awslightsail-5\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-amazon-awslightsail-5\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eAmazon AWS/Lightsail\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePricing: \u003ca href=\"https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/pricing/\"\u003ehttps://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/pricing/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuper easy! Click a button to open a window with a logged-in SSH connection.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUses ubuntu@hostname rather than root@hostname. Not what most sites do, but it’s just like AWS, and somewhat more secure.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-digital-ocean-6\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-digital-ocean-6\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-digital-ocean-6\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-digital-ocean-6\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eDigital Ocean\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePricing: \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/\"\u003ehttps://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the simplest, easiest, and most-used provider, and since the recent price drop, it is again quite competitive. A problem for people not in the US is that they sometimes make it harder to get an account created and block outgoing SMTP ports (my \u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true\"\u003estandard install\u003c/a\u003e script works around this problem by using port 2525, which Mailgun and other providers support).\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-hetzner-7\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-hetzner-7\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-hetzner-7\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-hetzner-7\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eHetzner\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePricing: \u003ca href=\"https://www.hetzner.com/cloud#pricing\"\u003ehttps://www.hetzner.com/cloud#pricing\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/hetzner-launches-a-vps-service/78759/6\"\u003ehttps://meta.discourse.org/t/hetzner-launches-a-vps-service/78759/6\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-linode-8\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-linode-8\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-linode-8\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-linode-8\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eLinode\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linode.com/pricing\"\u003ehttps://www.linode.com/pricing\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-good-vps-to-host-discourse-digital-ocean-or-linode/8852/35\"\u003ehttps://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-good-vps-to-host-discourse-digital-ocean-or-linode/8852/35?u=pfaffman\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote: Remove the too-small swap space that is automatically created. discourse-setup will create a 2gb swap file for you.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-scaleway-9\" class=\"anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-scaleway-9\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eScaleway\u003c/h3\u003e\u003caside class=\"diff-ins onebox allowlistedgeneric\" data-onebox-src=\"https://www.scaleway.com/fr/virtual-instances/\"\u003e\n  \u003cheader class=\"source\"\u003e\n      \u003cimg src=\"https://d11a6trkgmumsb.cloudfront.net/original/4X/3/7/4/3743ecb9cb55a98f5576bca661fb706bdfdce044.svg\" class=\"site-icon\" alt=\"\" data-dominant-color=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"\u003e\n\n      \u003ca href=\"https://www.scaleway.com/fr/virtual-instances/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eScaleway\u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003c/header\u003e\n\n  \u003carticle class=\"onebox-body\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"aspect-image\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:690/431;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://d11a6trkgmumsb.cloudfront.net/optimized/4X/9/7/d/97d8f04c3c8d1e0f7fed6cfd60cb58693eeb231e_2_690x431.jpeg\" class=\"thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-dominant-color=\"8F4ECF\" width=\"690\" height=\"431\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.scaleway.com/fr/virtual-instances/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eVirtual Instances | Scaleway\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eA wide range of instances fully integrated into Scaleway’s cloud ecosystem, designed to offer the best price/performance ratio.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n  \u003c/article\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"onebox-metadata\"\u003e\n    \n    \n  \u003c/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"clear: both\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/aside\u003e\u003cp class=\"diff-ins\"\u003eAccept, Credit \u0026amp; Debit cards and SEPA Direct Debit\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-upcloud-10\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-upcloud-10\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-upcloud-9\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-upcloud-9\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eUpcloud\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.upcloud.com/pricing/\"\u003ehttps://www.upcloud.com/pricing/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo problems or frustrations in creating an account and cranking up a server.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-vultr-11\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-vultr-11\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-vultr-10\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-vultr-10\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eVultr\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.vultr.com/pricing/\"\u003ehttps://www.vultr.com/pricing/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccept PayPal, Bitcoin, Alipay\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI had no problems or frustrations creating an account and doing an install.\u003c/p\u003e\u003caside class=\"quote no-group\" data-username=\"cpradio\" data-post=\"36\" data-topic=\"8852\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"title\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quote-controls\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" src=\"https://d3bpeqsaub0i6y.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/48/4970_2.png\" class=\"avatar\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-good-vps-to-host-discourse-digital-ocean-or-linode/8852/36\"\u003eSuggestion for good VPS to host Discourse ? Digital ocean or Linode?\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’ve been using Vultr for nearly a year, granted it is only a sandbox running Discourse, thus no traffic, no real users, but it gets the job done and hasn’t had any issues what-so-ever (apart from running low on disk space from time to time).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c/aside\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-contabocom-12\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-contabocom-12\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-contabocom-11\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-contabocom-11\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://contabo.com\"\u003econtabo.com\u003c/a\u003e:\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the Cheapest here: 4 cores/4GB RAM/5.80 usd+tax. (as of 10 March, 2025)\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-alibaba-cloud-13\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-alibaba-cloud-13\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-alibaba-cloud-12\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-alibaba-cloud-12\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eAlibaba cloud\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimple Application Server, price:\u003c/p\u003e\u003caside class=\"onebox allowlistedgeneric\" data-onebox-src=\"https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/product/swas?_p_lc=1\"\u003e\n  \u003cheader class=\"source\"\u003e\n      \u003cimg src=\"https://d11a6trkgmumsb.cloudfront.net/original/3X/4/6/46fed9408173f32cb3759fbe76e37e26dec06bc7.png\" class=\"diff-ins site-icon\" alt=\"\" data-dominant-color=\"FF6A00\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://d11a6trkgmumsb.cloudfront.net/original/3X/4/6/46fed9408173f32cb3759fbe76e37e26dec06bc7.png\" class=\"diff-del site-icon\" data-dominant-color=\"FF6A00\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"\u003e\n\n      \u003ca href=\"https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/product/swas?_p_lc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ealibabacloud.com\u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003c/header\u003e\n\n  \u003carticle class=\"onebox-body\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"aspect-image\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:690/361;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://d11a6trkgmumsb.cloudfront.net/optimized/4X/b/d/7/bd70e79676fdb906e245e60da73c632e642c07f6_2_690x362.webp\" class=\"diff-ins thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-dominant-color=\"F2EEED\" width=\"690\" height=\"362\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://d11a6trkgmumsb.cloudfront.net/optimized/4X/b/d/7/bd70e79676fdb906e245e60da73c632e642c07f6_2_690x362.webp\" class=\"diff-del thumbnail\" data-dominant-color=\"F2EEED\" width=\"690\" height=\"362\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/product/swas?_p_lc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cins\u003eThe \u003c/ins\u003eSimple Application \u003cins\u003eServer \u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003eof \u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003eReplacing \u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003eVps\u003c/ins\u003e\u003cdel\u003eServer\u003c/del\u003e-Alibaba Cloud\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eSimple Application Servers Replace Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and Web Hosting. The minimum cost to use Enhanced SSD (ESSD) is $3.5 per month. Easily migrate to Alibaba Cloud ECS instances, compatible with more Alibaba Cloud services, to meet more...\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n  \u003c/article\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"onebox-metadata\"\u003e\n    \n    \n  \u003c/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"clear: both\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/aside\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-what-about-xxx-14\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-what-about-xxx-14\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-what-about-xxx-13\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-what-about-xxx-13\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWhat about XXX?\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you use a provider that is easy to set up and works reliably, please feel free to leave a comment with your recommendation. Alternatively, you can edit this post to add your own experiences.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","side_by_side":"\u003cdiv class=\"revision-content --previous\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis guide is intended for people who are not system administrators who just want to make Discourse work. This is a list of cloud hosting services that are believed to be reliable and easy enough for a novice to get up and running with as little fiddling as possible. You should be able to create an account, and a server on which to run your Discourse instance and still be able to pull the job off in very close to 30 minutes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have installed Discourse on each of these, received an email from Discourse, and used it to log in as an admin. For all of these the standard \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md\"\u003eInstall Cloud\u003c/a\u003e instructions work just fine.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-what-about-aws-azure-and-google-cloud-1\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-what-about-aws-azure-and-google-cloud-1\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWhat about AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud?\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have spent many hours using bash, know what ports 80, 443, and 22 are, and are familiar with firewalls, partitions, and what an S3 bucket is, any of these will work just fine. If you have never found a solution to your problem using Stack Exchange, you should probably stay away from these providers. These are the finicky hot rods of the hosting world. This guide is to help you find something more like a Honda Civic than a Formula One racer.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-what-about-othergreatservice-2\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-what-about-othergreatservice-2\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWhat about OtherGreatService?\u003c/h3\u003e\u003caside class=\"quote group-team quote-modified\" data-username=\"awesomerobot\" data-post=\"4\" data-topic=\"348592\" data-full=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"title\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quote-controls\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" src=\"https://d3bpeqsaub0i6y.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/48/142900_2.png\" class=\"avatar\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-options/348592/4\"\u003eSelf hosting options\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur \u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true\"\u003eofficial install\u003c/a\u003e guide lists the requirements to host Discourse. If OtherGreatService supports the listed requirements and allows SSH access, it can run Discourse:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emodern single core CPU, dual core recommended\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 GB RAM minimum\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e64 bit Linux compatible with Docker\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 GB disk space minimum\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c/aside\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-easy-and-reliable-3\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-easy-and-reliable-3\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eEasy and Reliable\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe table below provides a comparison of these easy-to-use providers. The “Build time” column is the result of\u003c/p\u003e\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003etime ./launcher rebuild app\n\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not a meaningful benchmark, but a crude measure of how fast the CPU, Disk, and network are. Your mileage may vary. You can see, though, that the Digital Ocean “optimized” instance is nearly twice as fast as the standard 1GB one.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"md-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eProvider\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePrice\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDisk\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCPU\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGB RAM\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBuild time\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eData Centers\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDigital Ocean\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$6\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10m\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS (2), NL, SG, UK, DE, CA, IN, AU\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDO Optimized\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$42\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5m47s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS (2), NL, SG, UK, DE, CA, IN\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHetzner CX22 (x86)\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€3.95\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9m56s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDE, FI, SG, US (2)\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHetzner CAX11 (arm64)\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€3.95\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5m45s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDE, FI\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLightsail\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$10\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8m17s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS (3), JP, SG, AU, IN\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLinode 1024\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$5\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9m46s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS (3), UK, DE, SG, JP\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUpcloud\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$10\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7m22s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDE, FI, NL, JP, UK, US\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVultr\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$5\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8m\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS (7), NL, FR, DE, UK, JP, SG, AU\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: Build times are dependent on amount of posts, plugins, and many other things. The more your site grows, the longer it will take.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-provider-notes-4\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-provider-notes-4\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eProvider Notes\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are notes on individual providers. If you have good experiences with any of them, please feel free to add your comments here. If you have bad comments, please add them as a reply.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-amazon-awslightsail-5\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-amazon-awslightsail-5\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eAmazon AWS/Lightsail\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePricing: \u003ca href=\"https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/pricing/\"\u003ehttps://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/pricing/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuper easy! Click a button to open a window with a logged-in SSH connection.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUses ubuntu@hostname rather than root@hostname. Not what most sites do, but it’s just like AWS, and somewhat more secure.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-digital-ocean-6\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-digital-ocean-6\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eDigital Ocean\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePricing: \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/\"\u003ehttps://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the simplest, easiest, and most-used provider, and since the recent price drop, it is again quite competitive. A problem for people not in the US is that they sometimes make it harder to get an account created and block outgoing SMTP ports (my \u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true\"\u003estandard install\u003c/a\u003e script works around this problem by using port 2525, which Mailgun and other providers support).\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-hetzner-7\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-hetzner-7\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eHetzner\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePricing: \u003ca href=\"https://www.hetzner.com/cloud#pricing\"\u003ehttps://www.hetzner.com/cloud#pricing\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/hetzner-launches-a-vps-service/78759/6\"\u003ehttps://meta.discourse.org/t/hetzner-launches-a-vps-service/78759/6\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-linode-8\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-linode-8\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eLinode\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linode.com/pricing\"\u003ehttps://www.linode.com/pricing\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-good-vps-to-host-discourse-digital-ocean-or-linode/8852/35\"\u003ehttps://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-good-vps-to-host-discourse-digital-ocean-or-linode/8852/35?u=pfaffman\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote: Remove the too-small swap space that is automatically created. discourse-setup will create a 2gb swap file for you.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-upcloud-9\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-upcloud-9\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eUpcloud\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.upcloud.com/pricing/\"\u003ehttps://www.upcloud.com/pricing/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo problems or frustrations in creating an account and cranking up a server.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-vultr-10\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-vultr-10\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eVultr\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.vultr.com/pricing/\"\u003ehttps://www.vultr.com/pricing/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccept PayPal, Bitcoin, Alipay\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI had no problems or frustrations creating an account and doing an install.\u003c/p\u003e\u003caside class=\"quote no-group\" data-username=\"cpradio\" data-post=\"36\" data-topic=\"8852\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"title\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quote-controls\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" src=\"https://d3bpeqsaub0i6y.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/48/4970_2.png\" class=\"avatar\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-good-vps-to-host-discourse-digital-ocean-or-linode/8852/36\"\u003eSuggestion for good VPS to host Discourse ? Digital ocean or Linode?\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’ve been using Vultr for nearly a year, granted it is only a sandbox running Discourse, thus no traffic, no real users, but it gets the job done and hasn’t had any issues what-so-ever (apart from running low on disk space from time to time).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c/aside\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-contabocom-11\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-contabocom-11\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://contabo.com\"\u003econtabo.com\u003c/a\u003e:\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the Cheapest here: 4 cores/4GB RAM/5.80 usd+tax. (as of 10 March, 2025)\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-alibaba-cloud-12\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-alibaba-cloud-12\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eAlibaba cloud\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimple Application Server, price:\u003c/p\u003e\u003caside class=\"onebox allowlistedgeneric\" data-onebox-src=\"https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/product/swas?_p_lc=1\"\u003e\n  \u003cheader class=\"source\"\u003e\n      \u003cimg src=\"https://d11a6trkgmumsb.cloudfront.net/original/3X/4/6/46fed9408173f32cb3759fbe76e37e26dec06bc7.png\" class=\"diff-del site-icon\" data-dominant-color=\"FF6A00\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"\u003e\n\n      \u003ca href=\"https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/product/swas?_p_lc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ealibabacloud.com\u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003c/header\u003e\n\n  \u003carticle class=\"onebox-body\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"aspect-image\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:690/361;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://d11a6trkgmumsb.cloudfront.net/optimized/4X/b/d/7/bd70e79676fdb906e245e60da73c632e642c07f6_2_690x362.webp\" class=\"diff-del thumbnail\" data-dominant-color=\"F2EEED\" width=\"690\" height=\"362\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/product/swas?_p_lc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSimple Application \u003cdel\u003eServer\u003c/del\u003e-Alibaba Cloud\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eSimple Application Servers Replace Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and Web Hosting. The minimum cost to use Enhanced SSD (ESSD) is $3.5 per month. Easily migrate to Alibaba Cloud ECS instances, compatible with more Alibaba Cloud services, to meet more...\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n  \u003c/article\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"onebox-metadata\"\u003e\n    \n    \n  \u003c/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"clear: both\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/aside\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-what-about-xxx-13\" class=\"diff-del anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-what-about-xxx-13\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWhat about XXX?\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you use a provider that is easy to set up and works reliably, please feel free to leave a comment with your recommendation. Alternatively, you can edit this post to add your own experiences.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"revision-content --current\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis guide is intended for people who are not system administrators who just want to make Discourse work. This is a list of cloud hosting services that are believed to be reliable and easy enough for a novice to get up and running with as little fiddling as possible. You should be able to create an account, and a server on which to run your Discourse instance and still be able to pull the job off in very close to 30 minutes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have installed Discourse on each of these, received an email from Discourse, and used it to log in as an admin. For all of these the standard \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md\"\u003eInstall Cloud\u003c/a\u003e instructions work just fine.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-what-about-aws-azure-and-google-cloud-1\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-what-about-aws-azure-and-google-cloud-1\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWhat about AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud?\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have spent many hours using bash, know what ports 80, 443, and 22 are, and are familiar with firewalls, partitions, and what an S3 bucket is, any of these will work just fine. If you have never found a solution to your problem using Stack Exchange, you should probably stay away from these providers. These are the finicky hot rods of the hosting world. This guide is to help you find something more like a Honda Civic than a Formula One racer.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-what-about-othergreatservice-2\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-what-about-othergreatservice-2\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWhat about OtherGreatService?\u003c/h3\u003e\u003caside class=\"quote group-team quote-modified\" data-username=\"awesomerobot\" data-post=\"4\" data-topic=\"348592\" data-full=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"title\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quote-controls\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" src=\"https://d3bpeqsaub0i6y.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/48/142900_2.png\" class=\"avatar\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-options/348592/4\"\u003eSelf hosting options\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur \u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true\"\u003eofficial install\u003c/a\u003e guide lists the requirements to host Discourse. If OtherGreatService supports the listed requirements and allows SSH access, it can run Discourse:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emodern single core CPU, dual core recommended\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 GB RAM minimum\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e64 bit Linux compatible with Docker\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 GB disk space minimum\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c/aside\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-easy-and-reliable-3\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-easy-and-reliable-3\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eEasy and Reliable\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe table below provides a comparison of these easy-to-use providers. The “Build time” column is the result of\u003c/p\u003e\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003etime ./launcher rebuild app\n\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not a meaningful benchmark, but a crude measure of how fast the CPU, Disk, and network are. Your mileage may vary. You can see, though, that the Digital Ocean “optimized” instance is nearly twice as fast as the standard 1GB one.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"md-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eProvider\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePrice\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDisk\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCPU\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGB RAM\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBuild time\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eData Centers\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDigital Ocean\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$6\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10m\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS (2), NL, SG, UK, DE, CA, IN, AU\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDO Optimized\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$42\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5m47s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS (2), NL, SG, UK, DE, CA, IN\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHetzner CX22 (x86)\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€3.95\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9m56s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDE, FI, SG, US (2)\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHetzner CAX11 (arm64)\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€3.95\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5m45s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDE, FI\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLightsail\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$10\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8m17s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS (3), JP, SG, AU, IN\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLinode 1024\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$5\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9m46s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS (3), UK, DE, SG, JP\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cins\u003eScaleway\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/td class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003ctd class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003eE10\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/td class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003ctd class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e10GB\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/td class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003ctd class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e2\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/td class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003ctd class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e2\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/td class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003ctd class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e-\u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003e-\u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003e-\u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003e-\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/td class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003ctd class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003eFR\u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003e,\u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003e \u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003ePL\u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003e,\u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003e \u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003eNL\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/td class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/tr class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003ctr class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003cins\u003e\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003ctd class=\"diff-ins\"\u003eUpcloud\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$10\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7m22s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDE, FI, NL, JP, UK, US\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVultr\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$5\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24GB\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8m\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUS (7), NL, FR, DE, UK, JP, SG, AU\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: Build times are dependent on amount of posts, plugins, and many other things. The more your site grows, the longer it will take.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-provider-notes-4\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-provider-notes-4\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eProvider Notes\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are notes on individual providers. If you have good experiences with any of them, please feel free to add your comments here. If you have bad comments, please add them as a reply.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-amazon-awslightsail-5\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-amazon-awslightsail-5\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eAmazon AWS/Lightsail\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePricing: \u003ca href=\"https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/pricing/\"\u003ehttps://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/pricing/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuper easy! Click a button to open a window with a logged-in SSH connection.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUses ubuntu@hostname rather than root@hostname. Not what most sites do, but it’s just like AWS, and somewhat more secure.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-digital-ocean-6\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-digital-ocean-6\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eDigital Ocean\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePricing: \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/\"\u003ehttps://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the simplest, easiest, and most-used provider, and since the recent price drop, it is again quite competitive. A problem for people not in the US is that they sometimes make it harder to get an account created and block outgoing SMTP ports (my \u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true\"\u003estandard install\u003c/a\u003e script works around this problem by using port 2525, which Mailgun and other providers support).\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-hetzner-7\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-hetzner-7\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eHetzner\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePricing: \u003ca href=\"https://www.hetzner.com/cloud#pricing\"\u003ehttps://www.hetzner.com/cloud#pricing\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/hetzner-launches-a-vps-service/78759/6\"\u003ehttps://meta.discourse.org/t/hetzner-launches-a-vps-service/78759/6\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-linode-8\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-linode-8\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eLinode\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linode.com/pricing\"\u003ehttps://www.linode.com/pricing\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-good-vps-to-host-discourse-digital-ocean-or-linode/8852/35\"\u003ehttps://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-good-vps-to-host-discourse-digital-ocean-or-linode/8852/35?u=pfaffman\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote: Remove the too-small swap space that is automatically created. discourse-setup will create a 2gb swap file for you.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"diff-ins\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-scaleway-9\" class=\"anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-scaleway-9\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eScaleway\u003c/h3\u003e\u003caside class=\"diff-ins onebox allowlistedgeneric\" data-onebox-src=\"https://www.scaleway.com/fr/virtual-instances/\"\u003e\n  \u003cheader class=\"source\"\u003e\n      \u003cimg src=\"https://d11a6trkgmumsb.cloudfront.net/original/4X/3/7/4/3743ecb9cb55a98f5576bca661fb706bdfdce044.svg\" class=\"site-icon\" alt=\"\" data-dominant-color=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"\u003e\n\n      \u003ca href=\"https://www.scaleway.com/fr/virtual-instances/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eScaleway\u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003c/header\u003e\n\n  \u003carticle class=\"onebox-body\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"aspect-image\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:690/431;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://d11a6trkgmumsb.cloudfront.net/optimized/4X/9/7/d/97d8f04c3c8d1e0f7fed6cfd60cb58693eeb231e_2_690x431.jpeg\" class=\"thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-dominant-color=\"8F4ECF\" width=\"690\" height=\"431\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.scaleway.com/fr/virtual-instances/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eVirtual Instances | Scaleway\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eA wide range of instances fully integrated into Scaleway’s cloud ecosystem, designed to offer the best price/performance ratio.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n  \u003c/article\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"onebox-metadata\"\u003e\n    \n    \n  \u003c/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"clear: both\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/aside\u003e\u003cp class=\"diff-ins\"\u003eAccept, Credit \u0026amp; Debit cards and SEPA Direct Debit\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-upcloud-10\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-upcloud-10\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eUpcloud\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.upcloud.com/pricing/\"\u003ehttps://www.upcloud.com/pricing/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo problems or frustrations in creating an account and cranking up a server.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-vultr-11\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-vultr-11\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eVultr\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.vultr.com/pricing/\"\u003ehttps://www.vultr.com/pricing/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccept PayPal, Bitcoin, Alipay\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI had no problems or frustrations creating an account and doing an install.\u003c/p\u003e\u003caside class=\"quote no-group\" data-username=\"cpradio\" data-post=\"36\" data-topic=\"8852\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"title\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quote-controls\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" src=\"https://d3bpeqsaub0i6y.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/48/4970_2.png\" class=\"avatar\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-good-vps-to-host-discourse-digital-ocean-or-linode/8852/36\"\u003eSuggestion for good VPS to host Discourse ? Digital ocean or Linode?\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’ve been using Vultr for nearly a year, granted it is only a sandbox running Discourse, thus no traffic, no real users, but it gets the job done and hasn’t had any issues what-so-ever (apart from running low on disk space from time to time).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c/aside\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-contabocom-12\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-contabocom-12\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://contabo.com\"\u003econtabo.com\u003c/a\u003e:\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the Cheapest here: 4 cores/4GB RAM/5.80 usd+tax. (as of 10 March, 2025)\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-alibaba-cloud-13\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-alibaba-cloud-13\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eAlibaba cloud\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimple Application Server, price:\u003c/p\u003e\u003caside class=\"onebox allowlistedgeneric\" data-onebox-src=\"https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/product/swas?_p_lc=1\"\u003e\n  \u003cheader class=\"source\"\u003e\n      \u003cimg src=\"https://d11a6trkgmumsb.cloudfront.net/original/3X/4/6/46fed9408173f32cb3759fbe76e37e26dec06bc7.png\" class=\"diff-ins site-icon\" alt=\"\" data-dominant-color=\"FF6A00\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"\u003e\n\n      \u003ca href=\"https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/product/swas?_p_lc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ealibabacloud.com\u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003c/header\u003e\n\n  \u003carticle class=\"onebox-body\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"aspect-image\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:690/361;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://d11a6trkgmumsb.cloudfront.net/optimized/4X/b/d/7/bd70e79676fdb906e245e60da73c632e642c07f6_2_690x362.webp\" class=\"diff-ins thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-dominant-color=\"F2EEED\" width=\"690\" height=\"362\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/product/swas?_p_lc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cins\u003eThe \u003c/ins\u003eSimple Application \u003cins\u003eServer \u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003eof \u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003eReplacing \u003c/ins\u003e\u003cins\u003eVps\u003c/ins\u003e-Alibaba Cloud\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eSimple Application Servers Replace Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and Web Hosting. The minimum cost to use Enhanced SSD (ESSD) is $3.5 per month. Easily migrate to Alibaba Cloud ECS instances, compatible with more Alibaba Cloud services, to meet more...\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n  \u003c/article\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"onebox-metadata\"\u003e\n    \n    \n  \u003c/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"clear: both\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/aside\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-379377-what-about-xxx-14\" class=\"diff-ins anchor\" href=\"#p-379377-what-about-xxx-14\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWhat about XXX?\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you use a provider that is easy to set up and works reliably, please feel free to leave a comment with your recommendation. Alternatively, you can edit this post to add your own experiences.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","side_by_side_markdown":"\u003ctable class=\"markdown\"\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class=\"--previous\"\u003eThis guide is intended for people who are not system administrators who just want to make Discourse work. This is a list of cloud hosting services that are believed to be reliable and easy enough for a novice to get up and running with as little fiddling as possible. You should be able to create an account, and a server on which to run your Discourse instance and still be able to pull the job off in very close to 30 minutes.\n\nI have installed Discourse on each of these, received an email from Discourse, and used it to log in as an admin. For all of these the standard [Install Cloud](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md) instructions work just fine. \n\n### What about AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud?\n\nIf you have spent many hours using bash, know what ports 80, 443, and 22 are, and are familiar with firewalls, partitions, and what an S3 bucket is, any of these will work just fine. If you have never found a solution to your problem using Stack Exchange, you should probably stay away from these providers. These are the finicky hot rods of the hosting world. This guide is to help you find something more like a Honda Civic than a Formula One racer.\n\n### What about OtherGreatService?\n\n[quote=\u0026quot;Kris, post:4, topic:348592, full:true, username:awesomerobot\u0026quot;]\nOur [official install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true) guide lists the requirements to host Discourse. If OtherGreatService supports the listed requirements and allows SSH access, it can run Discourse:\n\n\u0026gt; * modern single core CPU, dual core recommended\n\u0026gt; * 1 GB RAM minimum\n\u0026gt; * 64 bit Linux compatible with Docker\n\u0026gt; * 10 GB disk space minimum\n[/quote]\n\n\n\n### Easy and Reliable\n\nThe table below provides a comparison of these easy-to-use providers. The \u0026quot;Build time\u0026quot; column is the result of\n\n    time ./launcher rebuild app\n\nIt is not a meaningful benchmark, but a crude measure of how fast the CPU, Disk, and network are. Your mileage may vary. You can see, though, that the Digital Ocean \u0026quot;optimized\u0026quot; instance is nearly twice as fast as the standard 1GB one.\n\n|Provider | Price | Disk | CPU | GB RAM | Build time | Data Centers|\n|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|\n|Digital Ocean | $6 | 25GB | 1 | 1 | 10m | US (2), NL, SG, UK, DE, CA, IN, AU|\n|DO Optimized | $42 | 25GB | 2 | 4 | 5m47s | US (2), NL, SG, UK, DE, CA, IN|\n|Hetzner CX22 (x86) | €3.95 | 40GB | 2 | 4 | 9m56s | DE, FI, SG, US (2)|\n|Hetzner CAX11 (arm64) | €3.95 | 40GB | 2 | 4 | 5m45s | DE, FI|\n|Lightsail | $10 | 30GB | 1 | 2 | 8m17s | US (3), JP, SG, AU, IN|\n|Linode 1024 | $5 | 20GB | 1 | 1 | 9m46s | US (3), UK, DE, SG, JP|\n\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd class=\"--current\"\u003eThis guide is intended for people who are not system administrators who just want to make Discourse work. This is a list of cloud hosting services that are believed to be reliable and easy enough for a novice to get up and running with as little fiddling as possible. You should be able to create an account, and a server on which to run your Discourse instance and still be able to pull the job off in very close to 30 minutes.\n\nI have installed Discourse on each of these, received an email from Discourse, and used it to log in as an admin. For all of these the standard [Install Cloud](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md) instructions work just fine. \n\n### What about AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud?\n\nIf you have spent many hours using bash, know what ports 80, 443, and 22 are, and are familiar with firewalls, partitions, and what an S3 bucket is, any of these will work just fine. If you have never found a solution to your problem using Stack Exchange, you should probably stay away from these providers. These are the finicky hot rods of the hosting world. This guide is to help you find something more like a Honda Civic than a Formula One racer.\n\n### What about OtherGreatService?\n\n[quote=\u0026quot;Kris, post:4, topic:348592, full:true, username:awesomerobot\u0026quot;]\nOur [official install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true) guide lists the requirements to host Discourse. If OtherGreatService supports the listed requirements and allows SSH access, it can run Discourse:\n\n\u0026gt; * modern single core CPU, dual core recommended\n\u0026gt; * 1 GB RAM minimum\n\u0026gt; * 64 bit Linux compatible with Docker\n\u0026gt; * 10 GB disk space minimum\n[/quote]\n\n\n\n### Easy and Reliable\n\nThe table below provides a comparison of these easy-to-use providers. The \u0026quot;Build time\u0026quot; column is the result of\n\n    time ./launcher rebuild app\n\nIt is not a meaningful benchmark, but a crude measure of how fast the CPU, Disk, and network are. Your mileage may vary. You can see, though, that the Digital Ocean \u0026quot;optimized\u0026quot; instance is nearly twice as fast as the standard 1GB one.\n\n|Provider | Price | Disk | CPU | GB RAM | Build time | Data Centers|\n|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|\n|Digital Ocean | $6 | 25GB | 1 | 1 | 10m | US (2), NL, SG, UK, DE, CA, IN, AU|\n|DO Optimized | $42 | 25GB | 2 | 4 | 5m47s | US (2), NL, SG, UK, DE, CA, IN|\n|Hetzner CX22 (x86) | €3.95 | 40GB | 2 | 4 | 9m56s | DE, FI, SG, US (2)|\n|Hetzner CAX11 (arm64) | €3.95 | 40GB | 2 | 4 | 5m45s | DE, FI|\n|Lightsail | $10 | 30GB | 1 | 2 | 8m17s | US (3), JP, SG, AU, IN|\n|Linode 1024 | $5 | 20GB | 1 | 1 | 9m46s | US (3), UK, DE, SG, JP|\n\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class=\"--previous\"\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd class=\"--current diff-ins\"\u003e|Scaleway | E10 | 10GB | 2 | 2 | ---- | FR, PL, NL|\n\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class=\"--previous\"\u003e|Upcloud | $10 | 30GB | 1 | 2 | 7m22s | DE, FI, NL, JP, UK, US|\n|Vultr | $5 | 24GB | 1 | 1 | 8m | US (7), NL, FR, DE, UK, JP, SG, AU|\n\n*Note: Build times are dependent on amount of posts, plugins, and many other things. The more your site grows, the longer it will take.*\n\n## Provider Notes\n\nThese are notes on individual providers. If you have good experiences with any of them, please feel free to add your comments here. If you have bad comments, please add them as a reply.\n\n### Amazon AWS/Lightsail\n\nPricing: \u0026lt;https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/pricing/\u0026gt;\n\nSuper easy! Click a button to open a window with a logged-in SSH connection.\n\nUses ubuntu@hostname rather than root@hostname. Not what most sites do, but it\u0026#39;s just like AWS, and somewhat more secure.\n\n### Digital Ocean\n\nPricing: \u0026lt;https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/\u0026gt;\n\nThis is the simplest, easiest, and most-used provider, and since the recent price drop, it is again quite competitive. A problem for people not in the US is that they sometimes make it harder to get an account created and block outgoing SMTP ports (my standard install script works around this problem by using port 2525, which Mailgun and other providers support).\n\n\n### Hetzner\n\nPricing: \u0026lt;https://www.hetzner.com/cloud#pricing\u0026gt;\n\n\u0026lt;https://meta.discourse.org/t/hetzner-launches-a-vps-service/78759/6\u0026gt;\n\n\n### Linode\n\n\u0026lt;https://www.linode.com/pricing\u0026gt;\n\n\u0026lt;https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-good-vps-to-host-discourse-digital-ocean-or-linode/8852/35?u=pfaffman\u0026gt;\n\n\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd class=\"--current\"\u003e|Upcloud | $10 | 30GB | 1 | 2 | 7m22s | DE, FI, NL, JP, UK, US|\n|Vultr | $5 | 24GB | 1 | 1 | 8m | US (7), NL, FR, DE, UK, JP, SG, AU|\n\n*Note: Build times are dependent on amount of posts, plugins, and many other things. The more your site grows, the longer it will take.*\n\n## Provider Notes\n\nThese are notes on individual providers. If you have good experiences with any of them, please feel free to add your comments here. If you have bad comments, please add them as a reply.\n\n### Amazon AWS/Lightsail\n\nPricing: \u0026lt;https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/pricing/\u0026gt;\n\nSuper easy! Click a button to open a window with a logged-in SSH connection.\n\nUses ubuntu@hostname rather than root@hostname. Not what most sites do, but it\u0026#39;s just like AWS, and somewhat more secure.\n\n### Digital Ocean\n\nPricing: \u0026lt;https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/\u0026gt;\n\nThis is the simplest, easiest, and most-used provider, and since the recent price drop, it is again quite competitive. A problem for people not in the US is that they sometimes make it harder to get an account created and block outgoing SMTP ports (my standard install script works around this problem by using port 2525, which Mailgun and other providers support).\n\n\n### Hetzner\n\nPricing: \u0026lt;https://www.hetzner.com/cloud#pricing\u0026gt;\n\n\u0026lt;https://meta.discourse.org/t/hetzner-launches-a-vps-service/78759/6\u0026gt;\n\n\n### Linode\n\n\u0026lt;https://www.linode.com/pricing\u0026gt;\n\n\u0026lt;https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-good-vps-to-host-discourse-digital-ocean-or-linode/8852/35?u=pfaffman\u0026gt;\n\n\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class=\"--previous diff-del\"\u003eNote: Remove the too-small swap space that is automatically created. discourse-setup will create a 2gb swap file for you.\n\n\n\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd class=\"--current diff-ins\"\u003eNote: Remove the too-small swap space that is automatically created. discourse-setup will create a 2gb swap file for you.\n\n\u003cins\u003e### Scaleway\u003c/ins\u003e\n\u003cins\u003e\nhttps://www.scaleway.com/fr/instances-virtuelles/\n\nAccept, Credit \u0026amp; Debit cards and SEPA Direct Debit\n\n\u003c/ins\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class=\"--previous\"\u003e### Upcloud\n\n\u0026lt;https://www.upcloud.com/pricing/\u0026gt;\n\nNo problems or frustrations in creating an account and cranking up a server.\n\n### Vultr\n\n\u0026lt;https://www.vultr.com/pricing/\u0026gt;\n\nAccept PayPal, Bitcoin, Alipay\n\nI had no problems or frustrations creating an account and doing an install.\n\n[quote=\u0026quot;cpradio, post:36, topic:8852\u0026quot;]\nI’ve been using Vultr for nearly a year, granted it is only a sandbox running Discourse, thus no traffic, no real users, but it gets the job done and hasn’t had any issues what-so-ever (apart from running low on disk space from time to time).\n[/quote]\n\n## contabo.com: \nPerhaps the Cheapest here: 4 cores/4GB RAM/5.80 usd+tax. (as of 10 March, 2025)\n\n## Alibaba cloud \nSimple Application Server, price: \nhttps://www.alibabacloud.com/product/swas \n\n## What about XXX?\n\nIf you use a provider that is easy to set up and works reliably, please feel free to leave a comment with your recommendation. Alternatively, you can edit this post to add your own experiences.\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd class=\"--current\"\u003e### Upcloud\n\n\u0026lt;https://www.upcloud.com/pricing/\u0026gt;\n\nNo problems or frustrations in creating an account and cranking up a server.\n\n### Vultr\n\n\u0026lt;https://www.vultr.com/pricing/\u0026gt;\n\nAccept PayPal, Bitcoin, Alipay\n\nI had no problems or frustrations creating an account and doing an install.\n\n[quote=\u0026quot;cpradio, post:36, topic:8852\u0026quot;]\nI’ve been using Vultr for nearly a year, granted it is only a sandbox running Discourse, thus no traffic, no real users, but it gets the job done and hasn’t had any issues what-so-ever (apart from running low on disk space from time to time).\n[/quote]\n\n## contabo.com: \nPerhaps the Cheapest here: 4 cores/4GB RAM/5.80 usd+tax. (as of 10 March, 2025)\n\n## Alibaba cloud \nSimple Application Server, price: \nhttps://www.alibabacloud.com/product/swas \n\n## What about XXX?\n\nIf you use a provider that is easy to set up and works reliably, please feel free to leave a comment with your recommendation. Alternatively, you can edit this post to add your own experiences.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/table\u003e"},"title_changes":{"inline":"\u003cdiv class=\"inline-diff\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eRecommended Hosting Providers for Self Hosters\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","side_by_side":"\u003cdiv class=\"revision-content --previous\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eRecommended Hosting Providers for Self Hosters\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"revision-content --current\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eRecommended Hosting Providers for Self Hosters\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"can_edit":false}