How much RAM does SoftEther VPN need?

Plan on 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 SoftEther VPN plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

Networking

A multi-protocol, high-performance VPN.

A flexible VPN server supporting many protocols and NAT traversal scenarios.

SoftEther is useful when clients need SSTP/L2TP/OpenVPN compatibility you cannot get from one protocol alone.

1
Provision a VPS
Choose a plan with room for your data as well as the app.
2
Install the stack
Install SoftEther server daemon.
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 SoftEther VPN its own database user with rights only on its own schema.
Reverse-proxy SoftEther VPN 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 SoftEther VPN patched — most self-hosting incidents are unpatched software.

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

Looking for something else? Popular alternatives include WireGuard, OpenVPN, Tailscale — browse all app guides.