Debian 13 Stable VPS
Debian trixie, the current stable release: lean, slow-changing, and supported into 2030 with Debian LTS.
Why Debian 13 Stable
Debian 13 trixie has been Debian's stable release since August 2025. Debian changes little during a release's life, so a server you configure today behaves the same way years from now. The cloud image is lean, with fewer packages preinstalled than Ubuntu's, so you add what you need, ufw included.
When to pick something else
Take Debian 12 only if something you run hasn't been tested on 13. If your vendors and tutorials target Ubuntu first, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is the easier path.
Support window
Debian 13 Stable gets security updates from the Debian project until June 2030.
- Regular security support
- From the Debian security team, until about a year after Debian 14 is released. Debian puts out a new stable release roughly every two years.
- Debian LTSuntil June 2030
- The Debian LTS team carries security fixes on to five years in total, for most but not all packages.
Upgrading
When Debian 14 comes out, you upgrade in place: point apt's sources at the new release and run apt full-upgrade, following the release notes. Take a snapshot first.
The image
Your server starts from Debian's own official cloud image, the one the project publishes for cloud servers, checked against its published checksum before it's used. Nothing is added to it but cloud-init's first-boot setup: your network addresses, your SSH keys, your hostname, and any app, packages or setup script you picked. Updates come straight from Debian's repositories with apt.
Watch Debian 13 Stable build
An illustrative setup preview: pick an app and a size and it plays again. Actual setup time varies, and applications may finish installing after SSH is available.
Debian 13 Stable
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- KVM slice reserved2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
- NVMe volume clonedOfficial Debian cloud image, 80 GB
- cloud-initNetwork, SSH keys, hostname
- Installing Dockerapt, from official repositories
- Readyssh root@203.0.113.42
One-click apps on Debian 13 Stable
28 apps install on Debian on first boot, from distribution packages, project repositories, official container images or vendor install scripts, depending on the app. Browse every app
Docker
Docker Engine and the Compose plugin from Docker's own repository.Coolify
Your own Heroku-style platform: deploy apps and databases from Git with a web UI.nginx + Certbot
nginx with Certbot ready to fetch a free Let's Encrypt certificate.Caddy
The web server with automatic HTTPS, from Caddy's official repository.LEMP stack
nginx, MariaDB and PHP-FPM, wired together for PHP apps.WordPress
WordPress on nginx, PHP-FPM and MariaDB, ready for its five-minute install.Node.js LTS
Node.js from NodeSource's LTS line with npm, plus pm2 to keep your app running.PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL from the distribution, listening on localhost only.MariaDB
MariaDB server, localhost only, root by socket login.Redis
Redis or its fork Valkey, whichever your distribution packages, on localhost.WireGuard VPN
A personal VPN: WireGuard configured with one ready-made client profile.Tailscale
Tailscale installed, ready to join your tailnet with one command.Uptime Kuma
A self-hosted status page and uptime monitor, running in Docker.n8n
Workflow automation you host yourself, in Docker.OpenClaw
Your own always-on AI assistant, installed for its own user with its gateway kept private.Minecraft (Paper)
A Minecraft Java server on Paper, run by systemd, EULA prompt left to you.Vaultwarden
A Bitwarden-compatible password server, private until you claim it over SSH.Nextcloud
Nextcloud All-in-One: files, calendars and contacts, set up privately through a tunnel.Ghost
Ghost 6 for blogs, newsletters and memberships, with Ghost's own Docker setup and HTTPS.Plausible Analytics
Plausible Community Edition: cookie-free web analytics on your own server.Jellyfin
Your own media server for films, shows and music, with the admin account made for you.AdGuard Home
Ad and tracker blocking DNS for your devices, never an open resolver.Forgejo
A self-hosted Git forge with issues and pull requests, on the long-term-support line.Umami
Umami: simple, cookie-free website analytics with PostgreSQL, on your server.Matrix Synapse
Your own Matrix homeserver for encrypted chat, from matrix.org's packages with PostgreSQL.BookStack
BookStack: a simple wiki for documentation, on nginx, PHP and MariaDB.Immich
Immich: photo and video backup like Google Photos, on your own server.Ollama + Open WebUI
Run open AI models on your own server with Ollama, and chat with them in Open WebUI.Also in the Debian family (apt): Ubuntu 24.04 LTS VPS, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS VPS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS VPS