What are the minimum VPS requirements for Plausible?

Plausible minimum requirements in the RunOnVPS dataset are RAM 2GB, CPU 1, disk 10GB. Values marked Estimated were not published as complete hardware requirements by the checked source.

What VPS tier does RunOnVPS suggest for Plausible?

RunOnVPS suggests the 4 GB RAM tier as a starting point. This is our own sizing suggestion derived from the recommended RAM (4GB), not an official provider recommendation.

Does Plausible support Docker?

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

Does Plausible need a GPU?

Plausible GPU requirement: Not required. See the source notes on this page for workload-specific exceptions.

Monitoring / Analytics / Infra

Plausible on VPS

Privacy-first lightweight web analytics; cookie-free Google Analytics alternative

See requirements View on GitHub

GitHub stars: 29443
License: AGPL-3.0
Docker: Yes
GPU: Not required

Requirements

Minimum and recommended VPS specs

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

Plausible hardware requirements
Resource	Minimum	Recommended
RAM	2GB Official	4GB Estimated
CPU	1 Estimated	2 Estimated
Disk	10GB 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

4 GB RAM tier

This is our sizing suggestion, derived from Plausible’s recommended RAM of 4GB. 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: Not required

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

Google Analytics

Plausible is catalogued here as a self-hosted alternative to Google Analytics. Feature parity varies, so compare your required workflow before migrating.

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Source check

Important notes

Stars/license checked 2026-10-24 on plausible/analytics (AGPL-3.0); self-hosting is via the plausible/community-edition repo. Official CE README prerequisites: Docker and Docker Compose required, CPU must support SSE 4.2 or NEON (required by ClickHouse), 'At least 2 GB of RAM is recommended' — min_ram 2GB follows that official recommendation; 官方未标明 CPU 核数和磁盘，rec 配置为估算，磁盘随 ClickHouse 事件数据增长.

Data source: https://github.com/plausible/community-edition

Project repository: https://github.com/plausible/analytics

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