Best VPS for Home Automation

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Keep your smart home in the cloud

A VPS is a reliable home for Home Assistant, Node-RED, and Mosquitto. These services are light — a 2GB VPS runs the whole stack with room to spare — and a datacenter link is always on.

What to prioritize

• Always-on uptime so automations fire reliably
• Full root access to run Docker and open ports
• Dedicated IPv4 for secure remote access
• 2GB+ RAM for Home Assistant’s many add-ons

Docker Compose stack

docker compose up -d

Run Home Assistant, Node-RED, and Mosquitto as separate services, then secure remote access with WireGuard or a reverse proxy. An unmanaged KVM VPS keeps your smart home reachable even when your home network drops.