Server Size Calculator
Tell us what you're hosting and at what scale — get a RAM, CPU and storage recommendation mapped to a real Nxeon plan, with the price.
Roughly 1 GB per 5 players. Single-thread CPU clock matters more than raw core count.
Recommended specs
3 GB
RAM
2
vCPU
25 GB
Storage
Recommended Nxeon plan
Standard
2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe
$12.99
/ month
These are starting-point recommendations from real per-workload requirements and our live plan lineup. Actual needs vary with mods, plugins, traffic spikes and background jobs — full root access means you can resize any time.
What VPS or game server do you actually need?
Over-provisioning wastes money; under-provisioning means lag and crashes. This calculator turns a use case and a scale — players for a game server, traffic for a website — into a concrete RAM, CPU and storage recommendation, then maps it to the smallest Nxeon plan that comfortably fits, with the real monthly price.
Covers games, web apps and self-hosting
- Game servers — Minecraft, Rust, Palworld, Valheim, ARK, FiveM, CS2 and more.
- Web & apps — websites, WordPress, Node.js backends, Docker stacks.
- Bots & self-hosting — Discord bots, Nextcloud, WireGuard VPN.
How to use it
- 1Choose what you're hosting from the list.
- 2Set your scale — player count or monthly traffic.
- 3Read the recommended RAM, CPU and storage.
- 4See the matching Nxeon plan and price, and jump straight to it.
Frequently asked questions
How much RAM do I need for a game server?+
It depends on the game and player count. Minecraft is roughly 1 GB per 5 players; Valheim wants 4-8 GB; Rust 8-16 GB; Palworld and ARK: Survival Ascended start at 16 GB. Pick your game and slide the player count and the calculator gives a concrete figure and matching plan.
How is the recommendation calculated?+
Each workload has a researched RAM/CPU/storage baseline that scales with players or traffic. We then map the requirement onto the smallest live Nxeon plan that satisfies it — the plans and prices shown come straight from our catalogue, not made-up numbers.
Does CPU or RAM matter more?+
For many game servers (Minecraft, FiveM, Rust) single-thread CPU clock speed matters as much as RAM — adding memory won't fix tick lag caused by a slow core. Our plans pair fast cores with generous RAM for exactly this reason.
What if my workload is bigger than any plan?+
The calculator says so honestly and points you at our largest plan, plus block storage for capacity or a custom/dedicated box for very large servers. With full root access you can also resize a running VPS as you grow.