Real numbers, not guesses
Self-hosted app requirements, measured
How much RAM popular self-hosted apps really use, measured for 30 days on a real homelab and set against what each project officially asks for.
| App | Typical | Peak | Official min. |
|---|---|---|---|
| CoolifySelf-hosted PaaS | 117 MB | 334 MB | 2 GB |
| ImmichPhotos & videos | 714 MB | 4.3 GB | 6 GB |
| JellyfinMedia server | 85 MB | 468 MB | 4 GB |
| KavitaEbooks & comics | 48 MB | 485 MB | 256 MB |
| NavidromeMusic streaming | 14 MB | 94 MB | not published |
| NetdataMonitoring | 277 MB | 386 MB | 100 MB |
| NextcloudFiles & cloud | 89 MB | 867 MB | 128 MB per process |
| SearXNGPrivate search | 63 MB | 122 MB | not published |