Guides

Self-hosting & VPS guides

Comparisons, tutorials, and spec breakdowns for running your AI and automation stack on a VPS.

Best VPS picks

Best VPS for n8n in 2026: Hetzner vs Contabo vs DigitalOcean vs Vultr Which cheap VPS actually runs n8n well? We size n8n's real resource needs and compare the four hosts on price, RAM, and value.

Self-hosting tutorials

How to Self-Host n8n on a VPS with Docker Compose (2026) A clean, copy-paste Docker Compose setup to run n8n on any VPS with Postgres and HTTPS, in about 15 minutes.

Specs & requirements

Ollama VPS Requirements: RAM Needed for Llama 3 8B, 13B & 70B (CPU Inference) How much RAM and CPU you need to run Ollama models on a VPS without a GPU, and which plans fit each model size.