How much RAM does Traefik need?

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

What stack does Traefik run on?

Single Go binary + Docker labels.

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

Networking

A modern, dynamic reverse proxy and load balancer.

Route traffic to containers automatically via labels, with automatic TLS and middlewares.

Traefik’s service discovery fits containerised setups perfectly, so routing config lives with each service.

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 + Docker labels.
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 Traefik its own database user with rights only on its own schema.
Reverse-proxy Traefik 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 Traefik patched — most self-hosting incidents are unpatched software.

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

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