Linux swap file setup for a low-RAM VPS
Linux swap file setup for a low-RAM VPS, with practical sizing rules, OOM tradeoffs, checks, and when to upgrade RAM instead.

All sampled tariffs for this provider, grouped by vertical and normalized for comparison.
| Plan | Vertical | CPU | RAM | Disk type | GPU | Location | SLA | Price | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VPS S+ vps · NVME | Servers | 2 | 2 GB | 90 GB | No GPU | Frankfurt, Germany +5 | — | $2/mo | Go to provider |
VPS M+ vps · NVME | Servers | 4 | 4 GB | 120 GB | No GPU | Frankfurt, Germany +5 | — | $4/mo | Go to provider |
VPS L+ vps · NVME | Servers | 6 | 8 GB | 240 GB | No GPU | Frankfurt, Germany +5 | — | $6/mo | Go to provider |
VPS XL+ vps · NVME | Servers | 8 | 16 GB | 480 GB | No GPU | Frankfurt, Germany +5 | — | $11/mo | Go to provider |
VPS XXL+ vps · NVME | Servers | 12 | 24 GB | 720 GB | No GPU | Frankfurt, Germany +5 | — | $18/mo | Go to provider |
Essential shared | Servers | — | 0.5 GB | 10 GB | No GPU | Frankfurt, Germany +5 | — | $4/mo | Go to provider |
Essential shared | WordPress Hosting | — | 0.5 GB | 10 GB | No GPU | Frankfurt, Germany +5 | — | $4/mo | Go to provider |
Starter shared | Servers | — | 0.5 GB | 100 GB | No GPU | Frankfurt, Germany +5 | — | $6/mo | Go to provider |
Starter shared | WordPress Hosting | — | 0.5 GB | 100 GB | No GPU | Frankfurt, Germany +5 | — | $6/mo | Go to provider |
Plus shared | Servers | — | 6 GB | — | No GPU | Frankfurt, Germany +5 | — | $1/mo | Go to provider |
Plus shared | WordPress Hosting | — | 6 GB | — | No GPU | Frankfurt, Germany +5 | — | $1/mo | Go to provider |
Ultimate shared | Servers | — | 19 GB | — | No GPU | Frankfurt, Germany +5 | — | $10/mo | Go to provider |
Ultimate shared | WordPress Hosting | — | 19 GB | — | No GPU | Frankfurt, Germany +5 | — | $10/mo | Go to provider |
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