My setup:
Debian 13 vps
8gb RAM
75GB SSD NVMe
4 vCPUs (shared, nproc command outputs 4)
Nothing else installed except fail2ban for ssh
Daemon command: ./monerod --testnet --restricted-rpc --max-connections-per-ip=10 --log-level 2
Running v0.18.4.4 release.
bitmonero.log