Cutter 16
$ 62 /month
- vCPU
- 6 × dedicated
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 320 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 15 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
Solution
VPS for e-commerce: WooCommerce, Magento and headless shops
Cutter 16 · $62/moClipper 16 · $92/mo
Short answer
Shops cannot cache the pages that matter. Cart, checkout and account pages are dynamic by definition, so e-commerce is genuinely CPU and database bound in a way that content sites are not. Budget four dedicated cores and 8 GB for WooCommerce with a real catalogue, and eight cores with 16 GB for Magento 2, which is heavier than its documentation suggests.
What you need
| Resource | What you actually need |
|---|---|
| CPU | 4 dedicated cores for WooCommerce, 8 for Magento 2 |
| RAM | 8–16 GB; Elasticsearch alone wants 4 GB |
| Disk | NVMe, 320 GB and up with product media |
| Uptime | 99.99% SLA — downtime is lost revenue, measurably |
Recommended plans
Clipper 16
$ 92 /month
- vCPU
- 8 × dedicated
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 400 GB NVMe Gen4 SSD
- Transfer
- 30 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
Clipper 32
$ 174 /month
- vCPU
- 12 × dedicated
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 800 GB NVMe Gen4 SSD
- Transfer
- 40 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
Recommended locations
Location is usually the decision that matters most for this workload — either because latency dominates, or because jurisdiction does.
Why OnionVPS for this
- Dedicated cores mean checkout does not slow down because a neighbour is compiling something.
- NVMe keeps catalogue queries fast as the product count grows.
- Regions near your customers: latency measurably affects conversion rate.
- Crypto-native billing all the way up your stack if you already sell for crypto.
How to set it up
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Deploy a Cutter 16 or Clipper 16
Six to eight dedicated cores with 16 GB.
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Install the LEMP stack plus Redis and Elasticsearch
Magento requires Elasticsearch or OpenSearch; WooCommerce benefits from it.
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Cache aggressively but exclude cart and checkout
Full-page cache everything else; never cache a session-bearing page.
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Terminate TLS properly and enable HTTP/3
Both affect real-world checkout latency.
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Back up the database hourly
An order lost to a failed backup is a customer lost permanently.
Frequently asked questions
What VPS specs does Magento 2 need?
Eight dedicated cores and 16 GB of RAM is a realistic production floor, largely because Elasticsearch and the Magento cron stack are memory-hungry. The official minimums are optimistic.
Does server location affect conversion?
Yes, measurably. Every additional 100 ms of latency has a documented negative effect on conversion; host near your customers.
Can I accept crypto payments on my shop?
Yes — that is independent of hosting. Most shop platforms have a crypto gateway plugin, including the one that powers our own checkout.