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System Requirements

Before connecting your VPS to Piora, ensure your server meets the following requirements.

Operating System

Section titled “Operating System”

Piora supports the following Linux distributions:

DistributionMinimum VersionRecommended Version
Ubuntu18.04 LTS22.04 LTS or 24.04 LTS
Debian10 (Buster)12 (Bookworm)

Hardware Specifications

Section titled “Hardware Specifications”

Minimum Requirements

Section titled “Minimum Requirements”
ResourceSpecification
CPU1 vCPU
Memory1 GB RAM
Disk20 GB SSD
Section titled “Recommended Specifications”
ResourceSpecificationNotes
CPU2+ vCPUMore CPU needed when building multiple apps simultaneously
Memory2+ GB RAMDocker containers and build processes require adequate memory
Disk50+ GB SSDDocker images and databases need more storage space

Network Requirements

Section titled “Network Requirements”

Required Ports

Section titled “Required Ports”

The following ports must be open in your firewall:

PortProtocolPurpose
22TCPSSH connection (Piora management)
80TCPHTTP traffic
443TCPHTTPS traffic

Docker Swarm Ports (for multi-node setups)

Section titled “Docker Swarm Ports (for multi-node setups)”

If you plan to use multiple servers in a cluster, these additional ports are needed:

PortProtocolPurpose
2377TCPDocker Swarm management
7946TCP/UDPNode communication
4789UDPOverlay network

Firewall Configuration

Section titled “Firewall Configuration”
Terminal window
# UFW firewall configuration example
sudo ufw allow 22/tcp
sudo ufw allow 80/tcp
sudo ufw allow 443/tcp
sudo ufw enable

Additional Requirements

Section titled “Additional Requirements”
  • Public IP address — The VPS must have a publicly accessible IP
  • Root access — Root privileges are required for initial installation
  • Stable internet connection — Installation requires downloading Docker and related packages
  • No conflicting services — We recommend not installing on servers with existing Docker or Nginx/Apache setups