How much RAM does Paperless-ngx need?

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

What stack does Paperless-ngx run on?

Docker Compose (Django, Postgres, Redis, Tika).

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

Data

Scan, index and search your paper documents.

Turn paper into a searchable archive with OCR, tags and correspondents, so you can find any document instantly.

Paperless-ngx gives you a searchable personal archive with OCR, keeping sensitive documents off third-party clouds.

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, Tika).
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 Paperless-ngx its own database user with rights only on its own schema.
Reverse-proxy Paperless-ngx 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 Paperless-ngx patched — most self-hosting incidents are unpatched software.

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

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