How do I calculate RAM and CPU need for my VPS??

[Arthur-xo]

As I want to remotely host Ubuntu 24 on VPS to run Docker, How do I do the calculation of RAM and CPU for my VPS before deploying this project??

[engageub]

Hi,

Please run a single instance first and monitor its CPU and RAM usage. Once you have those figures, you can estimate the total resources required by multiplying them by the number of instances you plan to run.

Thank you.

[Alicienn]

Stats from 06/2025:

• Traff : 0.17€/ip/month
• honey : really depends on ip quality - can get up to 3-4€/ip/month
• pawns : 0.34€/ip/month

Earnapp you can get up to 8-9€/ip/month but it seems hard to setup right now since they've blocked linux.

Not sure about the earnings as of this month since my tests were made 1y ago but it should be similiar i guess. (I heard traff sucks now).

Wipter not bad too, up to 0.23€/ip/m

Ram usage :

• wipter : ~ 250mb
• traff : ~30mb (not sure but something like this)
• ea : 30-150mb (depends if there is traffic)
• honey : 100-150mb

CPU will not be an issue in most case with a 8/16 cpu will be enough (make sure you have 3/4gb ram left for security or you vps may simply go freak (cpu usage max / crash / unusable...))

[Arthur-xo]

I was thinking of starting from 20-30 ips
and Vps config as: 2 core cpu, 2gb ram and 20-60gb ssd

[Alicienn]

Honestly if you don't have much ip for cheap it's hard to get money back.

If you want dm me we can discuss on discord or anythin

[Arthur-xo]

If you want dm me we can discuss on discord or anythin

what's your discord?

[engageub]

I currently don't own active proxy, I have old ones which had expired. Will I get same results if I put expired proxy? also your setup looks working very well, can you tell which proxy and vps provider do you use personally??

Hi,

You can get a free trial from Private Proxy or other proxy providers.

Avoid using expired proxies, as they may return invalid data. In some cases, providers only update the proxy credentials when the subscription has expired, which can cause connection or authentication issues.

You can also find free or trial VPS options from several providers listed here:

https://github.com/engageub/InternetIncome/wiki/Proxies-and-Hosting-Providers

Thank you.

[sadaf-star]

Calculating resources for a Docker setup on Ubuntu 24 is mostly about tracking three main things: your operating system overhead, your application stack, and a bit of room to breathe.
First, keep in mind that Ubuntu 24 and the Docker engine alone will comfortably eat up about 1GB to 1.5GB of RAM just sitting idle and keeping the system running.
Next, look at your containers. A simple Nginx or reverse proxy takes barely anything (around 200MB), but if you're throwing in a database like MySQL or PostgreSQL, or a heavy backend app, you should allocate at least 1GB to 2GB specifically for those.
As a rule of thumb, add your OS needs to your container weights, and then throw a 20% safety buffer on top so your server doesn't crash during traffic spikes. For a typical app-and-database stack, you'll generally want to start with a minimum of 2 vCPUs and 4GB of RAM.

[Arthur-xo]

ok, thank you for your insights.