What's installed on your Nextcloud server?
- Nextcloud 35 on the official Apache image
- MariaDB 11 for the database and Redis 8 for caching
- A separate cron service for background jobs, with no setup wizard to click through
- An administrator account: the login is yonetici and the password is in your panel
- HTTPS through Caddy on an sslip.io address based on your IP, so a domain is optional
- Firewall with only ports 22, 80 and 443 open
What size do you need for Nextcloud?
Nextcloud's admin manual asks for at least 128 MB of memory per PHP process and recommends 512 MB, but it gives no total and no per-user figure. As a rule of thumb, start with 4 GB, and look at 8 GB once you add apps such as Talk and Office or more people connect at the same time. Your files live on the server's disk, so it often fills up before memory runs short. Disks grow from your panel but don't shrink, so expand in steps as your archive grows.
| Use | Size | Price | Choose |
|---|---|---|---|
| A few people | 4 GB RAM · 2 vCore · 60 GB NVMe | $6.89/mo | |
| Small team | 8 GB RAM · 4 vCore · 120 GB NVMe | $13.62/mo | |
| Company | 16 GB RAM · 8 vCore · 200 GB NVMe | $25.15/mo |
Who is it for?
- People and families who'd rather not keep their files with an outside service
- Small teams and offices that work from shared folders
- Anyone who wants phone photos uploaded to their own server
- Agencies and freelancers sending large files to clients through share links
- Organisations that want their data on a server in Istanbul
What happens after you order?
- Set the size and complete your payment.
- Your server starts and Nextcloud installs itself. The first install can take a little longer, and the page refreshes itself.
- In your panel, open your server from My servers. When the App row on the Overview tab says Nextcloud is ready, click Open app.
- Log in with the details from the Login and Password rows, change your password and create separate accounts for your team.
- In the desktop and phone apps, use the Site address value as the server address.
With every server
- Daily backups included in the price
- Unlimited traffic
- Full root access
- Scale RAM and CPU up or down later, and grow the disk
- Location: Istanbul · IST-1.
Good to know
- Keeping Nextcloud and your added apps up to date is your job. Major versions go one at a time, so you can't jump straight from 35 to 37.
- The install doesn't set up outgoing email. Add an SMTP server in the administration settings so password resets and share notifications can go out.
- You add Calendar, Contacts, Talk and Office yourself from the app store. Every app uses extra memory and CPU.
- The official image sets PHP's upload limit to 512 MB by default. The desktop client uploads in smaller chunks, so the limit doesn't apply to it.
- Nextcloud is free to use under AGPL-3.0. If you change the code and offer it to others, you must share your changes. The vendor's enterprise subscription is sold separately and isn't included in the price.
Nextcloud questions and answers
How much RAM does Nextcloud need?
The admin manual asks for at least 128 MB per PHP process and recommends 512 MB, without giving a total. As a rule of thumb, 4 GB is a good start. If it isn't enough, you scale up from your panel, and your data and IP address stay the same.
How many users can Nextcloud handle?
There's no fixed number. Nextcloud's public docs give no per-user hardware figures, and its enterprise sizing advice sits in the customer portal. How much people sync and which apps are on matter most, so watch the memory and scale up when you need to.
How do I connect my phone and computer to Nextcloud?
Install the Nextcloud app for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS or Android. Enter the value from the Site address row in your panel as the server address, then log in with your account. The folders you choose stay in sync across your devices.
Can I upload large files to Nextcloud?
Yes. The official image sets PHP's upload limit to 512 MB by default, and you can raise that by adding the PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT setting to the compose file. The desktop client sends files in chunks, so the limit doesn't affect it. Your disk is the real ceiling.
Can Nextcloud hold my calendar and contacts too?
Yes. Add the Calendar and Contacts apps from the app store. The calendar and address book apps on your phone and computer can then sync with them over CalDAV and CardDAV.
Can I use my own domain with Nextcloud?
Yes. Point an A record at your server's IP and add the new address to the Caddy settings. Then change SITE_URL, SITE_HOST and SITE_ADI in the .env file and add the address to Nextcloud's trusted domains. The domain article in our knowledge base has the steps.
Are my Nextcloud files backed up?
Your server is backed up every night, the last 7 days are kept, and this is included in the price. You can recover a single file or restore the whole server from your panel. Keep a copy of anything irreplaceable somewhere else too.