How much RAM does Caddy need?

Plan on 512 MB–1 GB for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.

Can I run other things on the same VPS?

Yes — size the plan so Caddy plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

Networking

A web server with automatic HTTPS by default.

Serve sites with a two-line config and certificates issued and renewed automatically.

Caddy removes the TLS busywork entirely, making it the simplest way to serve self-hosted apps securely.

1
Provision a VPS
Choose a plan with room for your data as well as the app.
2
Install the stack
Install Single Go binary.
3
Deploy the application
Follow the project’s official install guide for your distribution.
4
Enable HTTPS
Serve it on your own domain behind a reverse proxy with a certificate.
5
Back it up
Schedule a database dump plus a copy of any uploaded files to an off-box location.

Give Caddy its own database user with rights only on its own schema.
Reverse-proxy Caddy and terminate TLS at the proxy so certificates are managed in one place.
Take a VPS snapshot before major upgrades so you can roll back cleanly.
Keep Caddy patched — most self-hosting incidents are unpatched software.

How much RAM does Caddy need?: Plan on 512 MB–1 GB for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.
What stack does Caddy run on?: Single Go binary.
Can I run other things on the same VPS?: Yes — size the plan so Caddy plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

Looking for something else? Popular alternatives include Nginx, Traefik, Apache — browse all app guides.