Self Host Docker Guide on a VPS (Secure + Simple)

Self host docker guide: if you’ve been copy-pasting docker run commands on your laptop, you’re one reboot away from losing something important. A small VPS is the cleanest upgrade—stable IP, predictable uptime, and a place where your containers can live like they’re supposed to. Pick a VPS you won’t hate managing For Docker self-hosting, you don’t need “cloud architecture.” You need a boring Linux box with enough RAM and a provider that won’t surprise you. My practical baseline: 1 vCPU / 1–2 GB