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Server Required For Website?

Asked by wheedwacker (15points) July 8th, 2007

How good of a server (bandwidth/mo, RAM, CPU, hard drive, virtual/dedicated/shared) is needed for a site that has about 500 active users. Users can upload pictures for the content they upload.

Do you have any recommendations?

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Depends on the backend you're running. You may be able to get by on a 256 or 512 MB VPS... but without knowing how active your site is or how much dynamic content you have, it's hard to say.

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glial's avatar

Agree with Andrew, I have used servers ranging from Pentium II 400mhz with 512mb of ram ( for static content was fine). My present webserver has dual core Xeon processors and 4 gigs of ram. So it really just depends on what you are planning to do with it.

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