How much RAM does HedgeDoc need?

Plan on 1–2 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 HedgeDoc plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

Productivity

Collaborative Markdown notes with diagrams.

Write Markdown together in real time, with diagrams, slides, revisions and many export formats — from one self-hosted instance.

HedgeDoc is the natural self-hosted home for team notes and docs if you like Markdown, with collaboration built in.

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

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

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