# Beginnersvraag - Hetzner of een goedkopere VPS om te beginnen **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginner-question-hetzner-or-any-cheaper-vps-for-a-start/304778 **Category:** Self-hosting **Tags:** hosting **Created:** [21 april 2024 om 09:30 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginner-question-hetzner-or-any-cheaper-vps-for-a-start/304778 "2024-04-21T09:30:09Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2

### Author: ![thoka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/thoka/32/115652_2.png) [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka) #### Post date: [21 april 2024 om 10:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginner-question-hetzner-or-any-cheaper-vps-for-a-start/304778/2 "2024-04-21T10:02:16Z")

> [@Ziitoo](#): > > please please suggest me good vps for starting . I would consider individual suggestions for cheap and reliable hosting outside the scope of this website. You will find some information about minimal requirements to run docker in this thread: > [@Clarification needed on memory requirements for Docker install](http://meta.discourse.org/t/clarification-needed-on-memory-requirements-for-docker-install/151976): > > The minimum hardware requirements for install [notes](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.md#hardware-requirements) 1 GB RAM minimum (with [swap](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-swapfile-for-your-linux-server/13880)) The link for swap [notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-swapfile-for-your-linux-server/13880)bulb For servers with \<= 2GB of RAM, running ./discourse-setup will prompt for and automatically create a 2GB swapfile. So here is my take, if it is wrong I am sure others are thinking wrong. Note: I have never installed Discourse into production (did a dev install). If one ask a provider for a server with 1 GB of ram I take it during the install it would grab an additional 2 GB fo… --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginner-question-hetzner-or-any-cheaper-vps-for-a-start/304778)._