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Prices refreshed 2026-10-14
The cheapest VPS to host Jellyfin, by its own requirements
Jellyfin is a self-hosted media server for films, TV and music. At its recommended spec (8 GB RAM, 100 GB disk), the cheapest plan we track is Contabo Cloud VPS 4 at $6.60 a month (ex VAT), and 32 providers have a plan that fits. At the bare minimum (4 GB RAM), VPSDime Linux 4GB at $5.00 would do.
What Jellyfin's documentation asks for
- Minimum
- 4 GB RAM
- Recommended
- 8 GB RAM, 100 GB disk
From the documentation: At least 8GB is recommended for the average deployment. For a Linux server running without a GUI, 4GB may be enough. Storage: 100GB SSD for your OS, Jellyfin files and transcoding cache.
Source: Jellyfin documentation, read 2026-10-11.
- Jellyfin recommends a GPU because transcoding video on the CPU is very demanding. None of the plans below has a GPU, so they suit direct play to devices that need no transcoding.
- Your media library needs storage on top of the 100 GB.
Cheapest plan per provider at the recommended spec
One row per provider: its cheapest unmanaged plan with at least 8 GB RAM, 100 GB disk. Ranked on the real monthly cost, including a separately billed IPv4 address where that applies.
11.Aruba Cloud
Not paidVPS O8A16
8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB NVMe · 100 TB
billed €19.89 (ECB rate 2026-10-13) · ex VAT · checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source$22.25per month
View plan13.Hosting.com
Not paidSelf Managed Linux 8GB
4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB NVMe · Not stated
offer $16.99 for the first month · checked 2026-10-14 (API) · source$29.00per month
View plan15.CloudServer
Not paidLinux KVM 8GB
4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 150 GB SSD (RAID-10) · 10 TB
checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source$30.00per month
View plan16.LiteServer
Not paidNVME-8G
4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB NVMe · 30 TB
billed €32.00 (ECB rate 2026-10-13) · ex VAT · checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source$35.80per month
View plan19.Hivelocity
Not paidpro.lg.amd
8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB NVMe · 10 TB
checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source$39.00per month
View plan22.Atlantic.Net
Not paidG3.8GB
4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD · 6 TB
checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source$40.00per month
View plan26.Liquid Web
Not paidVPS 8 GB
4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 240 GB SSD · 5 TB
offer $22.50 for the first 2 months · checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source$45.00per month
View plan27.DigitalOcean
AffiliateBasic 8GB
4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD · 5 TB
checked 2026-10-14 (page) · source$48.00per month
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All figures are the providers' own published list prices in USD, on-demand monthly. The index was last refreshed 2026-10-14, and every row shows the date its own price was read. Nothing here is live or negotiated pricing. Where a provider bills a public IPv4 address on top, it is added to the monthly price, the ranking and every cost per vCPU or per GB, and the row shows the parts: the server, any disk priced apart, and the IPv4 charge. Some prices exclude VAT or need a commitment; the plan notes say which. Check the provider's pricing page before you commit.
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