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WordPress test server, or 2 live sites + test server
Looking for VPS provider and plan recommendations for two possible setups. EU data centre required, ideally Nordic.
Setup 1: test server only
- 3 to 5 WordPress test installs, side by side on PHP 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5, with MySQL 8.4
- Automated browser tests hit it in bursts: hundreds of page loads per run, plus a full run of about 90 mins 04:00 GMT+2. No public traffic.
- Minimum spec I have in mind: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe
Setup 2: two live WordPress sites with around 10k visitors each a month + the test server above
- The live sites must stay fast while tests run
- Minimum spec I have in mind: 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe
For both: Ubuntu 24.04 or 26.04 LTS, root SSH, IPv4 included, snapshots. No control panel; the setup is scripted.
- Which provider and plan would you recommend for setup 1, and for setup 2?
- Is the minimum spec right for each?
- For setup 2: one VPS for both, or two separate ones so tests never slow the live sites?
