How much RAM does Nginx Proxy Manager need?

Plan on 1–2 GB for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.

What stack does Nginx Proxy Manager run on?

Docker (Nginx + Node admin UI).

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

Networking

A web UI for Nginx reverse-proxy hosts and certificates.

Add proxy hosts, redirects and Let’s Encrypt certificates from a friendly interface instead of hand-writing config.

NPM makes it quick to publish many self-hosted apps with HTTPS, without becoming an Nginx configuration expert.

1
Provision a VPS
Choose a plan with room for your data as well as the app.
2
Install the stack
Install Docker (Nginx + Node admin UI).
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 Nginx Proxy Manager its own database user with rights only on its own schema.
Reverse-proxy Nginx Proxy Manager 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 Nginx Proxy Manager patched — most self-hosting incidents are unpatched software.

How much RAM does Nginx Proxy Manager need?: Plan on 1–2 GB for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.
What stack does Nginx Proxy Manager run on?: Docker (Nginx + Node admin UI).
Can I run other things on the same VPS?: Yes — size the plan so Nginx Proxy Manager plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

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