How much RAM does Funkwhale need?

Plan on 2–4 GB for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.

What stack does Funkwhale run on?

Docker Compose (Django, Postgres, Redis).

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

Media

A federated, community-oriented music platform.

Host your own music and podcasts with federation, so you can share and discover across other Funkwhale instances.

Funkwhale is for people who want a social, federated music library rather than a personal-only server.

1
Provision a VPS
Choose a plan with room for your data as well as the app.
2
Install the stack
Install Docker Compose (Django, Postgres, Redis).
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 Funkwhale its own database user with rights only on its own schema.
Reverse-proxy Funkwhale 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 Funkwhale patched — most self-hosting incidents are unpatched software.

How much RAM does Funkwhale need?: Plan on 2–4 GB for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.
What stack does Funkwhale run on?: Docker Compose (Django, Postgres, Redis).
Can I run other things on the same VPS?: Yes — size the plan so Funkwhale plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

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