How much RAM does AdGuard Home need?

Plan on 512 MB–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 AdGuard Home plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

Security

Network-wide DNS ad and tracker blocking.

Run your own DNS resolver that blocks ads, trackers and malware for every device on your network.

AdGuard Home protects all your devices at once with no per-device apps, and gives you a private resolver under your control.

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 + DNS.
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 AdGuard Home its own database user with rights only on its own schema.
Reverse-proxy AdGuard Home 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 AdGuard Home patched — most self-hosting incidents are unpatched software.

How much RAM does AdGuard Home need?: Plan on 512 MB–1 GB for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.
What stack does AdGuard Home run on?: Single Go binary + DNS.
Can I run other things on the same VPS?: Yes — size the plan so AdGuard Home plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

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