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🔴 Debian VPS
Debian VPS — boring on purpose
Debian ships conservative, well-tested packages and then leaves them alone. It's what a huge share of the internet's quiet, long-uptime servers actually run.
Debian 13 (Trixie)Debian 12 (Bookworm)Debian 11 (legacy)
Recommended plan
Runs comfortably on the Nano plan — $3/mo
Who Debian is for
Set-and-forget servers
Security updates for years, no surprise breakage on upgrade. Ideal for a box you rarely log into.
Low RAM budgets
A minimal Debian idles in tens of MB — great on the Nano plan.
Docker & self-hosting
The default base image for countless containers; apt has everything, nothing you didn't ask for.
First commands after boot
Debian uses apt, same as Ubuntu, but with a leaner default install — you add exactly what you need.
# update the systemapt update && apt full-upgrade -y# install a package with aptapt update && apt install -y nginxWhen Debian isn't the answer
Stable means older package versions. If your app needs a very recent library or kernel feature, you'll be backporting — Fedora or Arch will save you the trouble. Newcomers sometimes prefer Ubuntu's extra hand-holding and PPAs.
Same on every EQVPS box
- ▸Full root from the first second — no locked-down panel image.
- ▸No KYC. Sign up with an email, that's it.
- ▸Pay in crypto (USDC/USDT on Base, Ethereum, Polygon, Solana) or by card.
- ▸Your root password is revealed to you once, in the dashboard — we don't email it.
Debian VPS — FAQ
Debian or Ubuntu?
Ubuntu is Debian with more recent packages and more tutorials. Debian is leaner and more conservative. For a quiet server, Debian; for following guides, Ubuntu.
Which version?
Debian 12 (Bookworm) is the safe default. Debian 13 (Trixie) if you want fresher packages. Debian 11 is legacy (marked).
Is it good for low-RAM plans?
Yes — Debian is one of the lightest choices and runs happily on the $3 Nano plan.
Full root?
Yes, clean image, full root, password revealed once in the dashboard.
Spin one up
Choose this distro at checkout and get a clean box with full root in about a minute.