user15231: I want to be able to run bitcoind on a VPS I rented, but I neither have good bandwidth nor RAM so I do not want to be a full node.  How would I go about configuring things so that I can run bitcoind without acting as a full node or relaying transactions?

user40462: As of bitcoin core v0.11, there is a way to run bitcoind in prune mode:
How can I run bitcoind in pruning mode?

user13413: Bitcoind does not support running in anything but a "full" mode.

user-1: You might not want to run bitcoind at all then, you could just use a client-only node (AKA thin client) tool such as bitcoinj.
Before going for a thin client approach, make sure you understand the differences from running a full node and also some security concerns. 

15231: <p>I want to be able to run bitcoind on a VPS I rented, but I neither have good bandwidth nor RAM so I do not want to be a full node.  How would I go about configuring things so that I can run bitcoind without acting as a full node or relaying transactions?</p>
 40462: <p>As of bitcoin core v0.11, there is a way to run bitcoind in prune mode:
<a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/37496/how-can-i-run-bitcoind-in-pruning-mode">How can I run bitcoind in pruning mode?</a></p>
 13413: <p>Bitcoind does not support running in anything but a "full" mode.</p>
 -1: <p>You might not want to run <code>bitcoind</code> at all then, you could just use a <code>client-only node</code> (AKA <code>thin client</code>) tool such as <a href="https://code.google.com/p/bitcoinj/">bitcoinj</a>.</p>

<p>Before going for a <code>thin client</code> approach, make sure you understand the <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Thin_Client_Security">differences from running a full node and also some security concerns</a>. </p>
