What are the minimum VPS requirements for Ollama?

Ollama minimum requirements in the RunOnVPS dataset are RAM 8 GB, CPU 2 vCPU, disk 10 GB. Values marked Estimated were not published as complete hardware requirements by the checked source.

What VPS tier does RunOnVPS suggest for Ollama?

RunOnVPS suggests the 16 GB RAM tier as a starting point. This is our own sizing suggestion derived from the recommended RAM (16 GB), not an official provider recommendation.

Does Ollama support Docker?

The checked dataset records Docker support for Ollama as: Yes.

Does Ollama need a GPU?

Ollama GPU requirement: Optional. See the source notes on this page for workload-specific exceptions.

Automation / AI / Dev

Ollama on VPS

Runtime to run open LLMs locally or in the cloud with a simple CLI and REST API

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GitHub stars: ~184k (2026-10-24)
License: MIT
Docker: Yes
GPU: Optional

Requirements

Minimum and recommended VPS specs

Badges are attached to each value. An estimate is never presented as an official project requirement.

Ollama hardware requirements
Resource	Minimum	Recommended
RAM	8 GB Estimated	16 GB Estimated
CPU	2 vCPU Estimated	4 vCPU Estimated
Disk	10 GB Estimated	Not stated Not stated

Disk figures describe the application footprint recorded in the dataset. Personal media, documents, backups and other user data can require substantially more storage.

RunOnVPS sizing suggestion

Suggested VPS tier

16 GB RAM tier

This is our sizing suggestion, derived from Ollama’s recommended RAM of 16 GB. It is not an official requirement and it does not guarantee that every workload, plug-in set or media library will fit comfortably.

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Deployment

Docker & GPU

Docker support: Yes

GPU: Optional

Check the source notes below before assuming a GPU, transcoding workload or machine-learning feature is included in the baseline deployment.

Commercial alternative

What it can replace

OpenAI API / ChatGPT

Ollama is catalogued here as a self-hosted alternative to OpenAI API / ChatGPT. Feature parity varies, so compare your required workflow before migrating.

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Important notes

官方未标明固定最低配置: the current official FAQ and GPU docs (checked 2026-10-24) give no fixed RAM/CPU/disk minimum for Ollama itself - requirements depend entirely on the model loaded. Estimates assume serving one small 7B-8B class quantized model on a VPS (Ollama binary itself is lightweight; model weights dominate RAM and disk). GPU optional: CPU-only inference works; GPU acceleration is officially supported for NVIDIA (compute capability 5.0+), AMD (ROCm/Vulkan) and Apple Silicon (Metal) per https://docs.ollama.com/gpu. Official Docker image: ollama/ollama. GitHub stars 184489 on 2026-10-24.

Data source: https://docs.ollama.com/faq

Project repository: https://github.com/ollama/ollama

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