# Digital Ocean $15 vs $20, what is a better option for Discourse?

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** hosting\
**Created:** [4. Dezember 2017 um 04:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-15-vs-20-what-is-a-better-option-for-discourse/75308 "2017-12-04T04:55:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![jcoates](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jcoates/32/78029_2.png) [@jcoates](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jcoates)\
**Post date:** [4. Dezember 2017 um 05:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-15-vs-20-what-is-a-better-option-for-discourse/75308/3 "2017-12-04T05:04:58Z")

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Usually, the best plan is to go as cheap as you can then upgrade whenever you hit a limit (CPU, storage, or transfer). Resizing droplets is really easy, so unless you need more of something, save yourself $5-10 bucks a month until you do.

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