About SelfHost Atlas

SelfHost Atlas helps you self-host the software you'd otherwise rent — with clear specs, working configs, and an honest take on which cheap VPS will actually run it.

How we choose what to recommend

Every app, comparison, and VPS pick starts from primary sources: the project's official documentation and compose files, the provider's current pricing and specs, and the wider community's real-world reports. We cross-check minimum RAM, licensing, Docker support, and difficulty so the numbers on the page match what you'll hit on your own box. Where we've deployed something ourselves, we say so plainly — and where a figure comes from a provider or the docs, we attribute it rather than dress it up as first-hand testing.

How we make money

Some outbound links to VPS providers are affiliate links: if you sign up through one, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. That revenue keeps the site free and ad-light. It does not buy a better ranking — recommendations are ordered on price-to-performance and fit, and a provider paying more never moves it up the list. When we can't recommend a partner honestly, we don't link it.

Who runs this

SelfHost Atlas is built and run by Alex Bern, a solo engineer with two decades spent building and operating software and infrastructure. I'm not affiliated with any of the software or hosting providers featured here, and I don't run ads — the affiliate links are the only way the site earns, and they never change a recommendation. Spotted something out of date or wrong? Tell me and I'll fix it — hello@selfhostatlas.com.

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