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title: "Starter plans: an affordable VPS from 1 vCPU and 2 GB RAM"
description: "Tihost Starter line: 1 vCPU / 2 GB, 2 vCPU / 4 GB and 4 vCPU / 4 GB VPS on AMD Ryzen 9 with NVMe. From $4.00 per month. For VPNs, bots, websites and test environments."
url: https://tihost.io/en/blog/starter-vps
language: en
section: "Plans"
published: 2026-09-24
updated: 2026-10-05
publisher: Tihost (https://tihost.io)
---

# Starter plans: an affordable VPS from 1 vCPU and 2 GB RAM

> **In short:** Starter is Tihost's most affordable VPS line: three configurations from 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 40 GB NVMe at $4.00 to 4 vCPU / 4 GB / 140 GB at $12.30 per month (Germany and Finland prices). It suits VPNs, Telegram bots, landing pages, small websites and test environments.

**Key takeaways:**

- Starter is Tihost's most affordable VPS line: three configurations from 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 40 GB NVMe at $4.00 to 4 vCPU / 4 GB / 140 GB at $12.30 a month in Germany and Finland.
- A VPS with 1 vCPU and 2 GB of RAM is enough for one Linux service: a personal WireGuard VPN, a Telegram bot, a landing page on Nginx or monitoring.
- A VPS with 2 vCPU and 4 GB of RAM handles WordPress or an online store with MySQL or PostgreSQL on the same machine, several Docker containers, or Windows Server for one user over RDP.
- A VPS needs a bigger plan when memory stays above 80% and the system starts swapping, or when CPU load sits near 100% during peak hours.
- Starter plans cost more in Poland: the 1 vCPU / 2 GB VPS is $5.00 a month there versus $4.00 in Germany and Finland.

## Starter configurations and prices

| Configuration | Germany | Finland | Poland |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 40 GB NVMe | $4.00 | $4.00 | $5.00 |
| 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 80 GB NVMe | $7.70 | $7.70 | $9.60 |
| 4 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 140 GB NVMe | $12.30 | $12.30 | $15.40 |

*Price per 30 days, USD.*

## 1 vCPU / 2 GB / 40 GB NVMe - the minimal server

The cheapest Tihost VPS is $4.00 per month in Germany or Finland. Two gigabytes of RAM is plenty for Linux running one service:

- a personal VPN on WireGuard, OpenVPN or Outline;
- a Telegram bot or scraper in Python / Node.js;
- a landing page, blog or business-card site on Nginx;
- monitoring, an uptime checker, a small cron server.

## 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB NVMe - for websites and Docker

For $7.70 per month you get twice the cores, memory and disk. This configuration comfortably runs WordPress or an online store with MySQL / PostgreSQL on the same machine, several Docker containers, or Windows Server for one user over RDP.

## 4 vCPU / 4 GB / 140 GB NVMe - when you need cores

At $12.30 this configuration targets CPU-bound work rather than memory-bound: builds, queue workers, bots handling many parallel requests, file conversion. If your service needs more than 4 GB of RAM, moving to [Advanced](https://tihost.io/en/blog/advanced-vps) with 4 vCPU / 8 GB is the better deal.

## When you outgrow Starter

- Memory is consistently above 80% and the system starts swapping.
- CPU load sits near 100% during peak hours.
- One server now hosts several projects with databases.

Server load is visible in the panel and in the bot. If you hit the limits, look at the [Advanced plans](https://tihost.io/en/blog/advanced-vps). How much memory specific workloads need is covered in [how much RAM a VPS needs](https://tihost.io/en/blog/how-much-ram-vps).

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## FAQ

### How much is the cheapest Tihost VPS?

The cheapest Tihost VPS costs $4.00 per month for 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 40 GB NVMe in Germany or Finland, $5.00 in Poland.

### Is 2 GB of RAM enough for a VPN?

Yes, 2 GB of RAM is enough for a VPN. WireGuard, OpenVPN or Outline use tens of megabytes of memory, so 2 GB leaves a large margin even for several users.

### Can I run Windows on a Starter plan?

Windows can run on a Starter plan, but it is slow on 1 vCPU / 2 GB. For Windows Server we recommend at least 2 vCPU / 4 GB.

### Do Starter plans include DDoS protection and root access?

Yes. Every Tihost plan, Starter included, gets full root access, KVM virtualization, an NVMe disk and network-level DDoS protection.

### How much is a Starter VPS when paid for a year?

The Starter VPS with 1 vCPU / 2 GB in Germany costs $38.40 when paid for 12 months upfront instead of $48.00 - a 20% discount.

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Updated 2026-10-05 · https://tihost.io/en/blog/starter-vps