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Resource Tiers Overview

RepoCloud offers flexible resource tiers designed to accommodate a wide range of applications and workloads. Each tier provides a balanced combination of CPU, RAM, and storage resources at a fraction of the cost of major cloud providers.

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Resource Tiers

RepoCloud provides seven resource tiers, each offering progressively more computing power, memory, and storage capacity:
If you need more storage than a tier includes, add extra NVMe SSD storage at deployment time with the “Add Extra SSD” option ($0.10 per GB per month).

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Tier Specifications in Detail

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Tier 1: Basic

Specifications: 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD Storage
Pricing: $0.0042/hour ($3.00/month) Best For:
  • Small personal blogs
  • Simple static websites
  • Development environments
  • Basic testing instances
  • Low-traffic applications
Limitations:
  • Limited processing power for resource-intensive applications
  • Sufficient only for low concurrent user counts
  • Not recommended for database-heavy applications

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Tier 2: Starter

Specifications: 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 30 GB SSD Storage
Pricing: $0.0083/hour ($6.00/month) Best For:
  • Personal websites with moderate traffic
  • Small WordPress installations
  • Development environments for larger projects
  • Basic content management systems
  • Small team collaboration tools
Limitations:
  • Limited to a single CPU core
  • May struggle with more demanding applications
  • Moderate concurrent user capacity

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Tier 3: Standard

Specifications: 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD Storage
Pricing: $0.0125/hour ($9.00/month) Best For:
  • Small business websites
  • Multiple web applications
  • Development and staging environments
  • Content management systems
  • Light e-commerce sites
Limitations:
  • Memory-intensive applications may need more RAM
  • Moderate concurrent user capacity
  • Not ideal for large databases

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Tier 4: Professional

Specifications: 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD Storage
Pricing: $0.0167/hour ($12.00/month) Best For:
  • Small to medium business websites
  • E-commerce platforms
  • Content-rich websites
  • More demanding CMS installations
  • Development environments for larger applications
Limitations:
  • May need more CPU for compute-intensive applications
  • Moderate database capacity
  • Medium concurrent user capacity

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Tier 5: Business

Specifications: 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 80 GB SSD Storage
Pricing: $0.0333/hour ($24.00/month) Best For:
  • High-traffic websites
  • Medium-sized e-commerce stores
  • Database-intensive applications
  • Small data analytics applications
  • Media streaming platforms
Limitations:
  • Very resource-intensive applications may need more power
  • Large database operations may require higher tiers
  • High but not enterprise-level concurrent user capacity

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Tier 6: Enterprise

Specifications: 16 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 160 GB SSD Storage
Pricing: $0.0667/hour ($48.00/month) Best For:
  • Large business applications
  • High-traffic e-commerce platforms
  • Media processing applications
  • Data analytics workloads
  • Multi-container deployments
Limitations:
  • The most demanding enterprise applications may require Tier 7
  • Very high concurrent user capacity
  • Handles most workloads efficiently

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Tier 7: Ultimate

Specifications: 32 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 320 GB SSD Storage
Pricing: $0.1333/hour ($96.00/month) Best For:
  • Very high-traffic websites and applications
  • Enterprise-grade deployments
  • Large database systems
  • Advanced data analytics
  • Media processing and transcoding
  • Computationally intensive workloads
Limitations:
  • Our highest tier available
  • For extremely demanding workloads beyond this tier, multiple instances may be needed

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Technical Specifications

All resource tiers on RepoCloud include the following technical specifications:

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Compute

  • CPU Type: Intel vCPUs
  • CPU Performance: High-performance vCPUs

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Memory

  • RAM Type: DDR4 ECC RAM

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Storage

  • Storage Type: NVMe SSD for all tiers
  • I/O Performance: High I/O operations per second (IOPS)
  • Extra Storage: Additional NVMe SSD can be added at deployment for $0.10 per GB per month
  • Backups: RepoCloud does not provide instance-level backups—use your application’s built-in backup tools (e.g., n8n workflow exports, WordPress backup plugins) and export important data regularly

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Networking

  • Network Speed: 1 Gbps connections
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited bandwidth (data transfer in is free; data transfer out is priced at $0.10 per GB as listed on the pricing page)
  • Network Security: DDoS protection
  • SSL Support: Free SSL certificates included

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Choosing the Right Tier

When selecting a resource tier, consider these factors:

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Application Requirements

Different applications have different resource needs:
  • Small Blog: Tier 1-2
  • Medium Site: Tier 3-4
  • Large Site: Tier 5+
  • WooCommerce: Tier 4+ (depending on product count)
  • Small Database: Tier 2-3
  • Medium Database: Tier 4-5
  • Large Database: Tier 6-7
  • Git Repositories: Tier 2-3
  • CI/CD Tools: Tier 3-5
  • Code Servers: Tier 3-4
  • Small CMS: Tier 2-3
  • Medium CMS: Tier 3-4
  • Enterprise CMS: Tier 5+

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Traffic Patterns

Consider your expected traffic patterns:
  • Low Traffic (< 10,000 visits/month): Tier 1-2
  • Medium Traffic (10,000-50,000 visits/month): Tier 3-4
  • High Traffic (50,000-200,000 visits/month): Tier 5-6
  • Very High Traffic (200,000+ visits/month): Tier 6-7

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Data Processing Needs

Different data workloads require different resources:
  • Basic Data Storage: Tier 1-3
  • Data Analysis: Tier 4-5
  • Large Datasets: Tier 5-7
  • Real-time Processing: Tier 5-7

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Moving Between Tiers

How your instance moves between tiers depends on the mode you chose at deployment:
  • Autoscaling instances (the default) move between tiers automatically based on demand—no action needed. Use the “View Usage Chart” button on your instance’s management page to see which tier was used each hour.
  • Fixed-size instances can be scaled manually: change the server size to a different tier from your instance’s management page. You can also switch a fixed-size instance over to autoscaling at any time.
Switching modes is one-directional: a fixed-size instance can be moved to autoscaling, but an autoscaled instance cannot be switched back to a fixed server size. Also, if you’re choosing a fixed tier, make sure your application can operate properly within its resources—an undersized tier may cause performance issues or application failures.

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Autoscaling vs. Fixed Tiers

RepoCloud offers two approaches to resource allocation:

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Fixed Tiers

  • Predictable Costs: Fixed monthly pricing based on the selected tier
  • Guaranteed Resources: Consistent resource allocation regardless of usage
  • Simplicity: No need to monitor or manage scaling
  • Best For: Applications with consistent resource needs

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Elastic Autoscaling

  • Cost Efficiency: Pay only for resources actually used
  • Dynamic Adjustment: Resources scale up and down based on actual needs
  • Optimal Performance: Automatically handles traffic spikes
  • Best For: Applications with variable resource needs
For most users, we recommend keeping autoscaling enabled (it’s the default on the deployment page). This allows your application to find its natural resource usage pattern.

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Additional Resources

Beyond the base resource tiers, you can also add:
  • Additional NVMe SSD storage: $0.10 per GB per month
  • Data Transfer In: $0 per GB (free)
  • Data Transfer Out: $0.10 per GB

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Next Steps

Price Comparison

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Autoscaling

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