Hi guys I am a computer engineer student and because of the recent events in Turkey I am using vpn for 7/24. Recently I am thinking about a vps vpn of my own. I am ce student but I don’t know too much about servers and network. When I look at the vps providers I got very confused about the specs of the servers. I don’t know what should I choose like how much RAM should I get or How many vCPU do I need ? My goal is of course low latency and I would be very happy if you guys could give me some suggestions.
I don’t know what exact options you have available, but for a simple VPN you do not need high specs.
If you plan on running just a Linux VPS with Openvpn or Wireguard, something as small as 1GB RAM with 10GB of disk is plenty.
Take a look at LowEndBox $1/mo page: $1 VPS – 1 USD VPS Per Month (Updated March 2025) - LowEndBox
Specs: 512MB RAM with 1 core for a vps VPN is enough.
Procotol: wireguard is the fastest.
Cloud Provider: AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. (I recommend AWS Lightsail, about 3.5$ per month)
System: Ubuntu/Debian (just simply excute apt update && apt install wireguard)
Leave your comments if you have anything to add.
Thank you for recommendation I will try it.