Small forum / big forum what metrics do i need to check in vbullettin to understand if getting 1 or 2 mb droplet (digitalocean)? probably it’s a small forum, but just to play safe! (if possible i would try to install also a small TS server on it) It’s a test so was planning to use a temporary domain! will il be easier to change domain at a second time? Also can i change later the email server? Do i first run the import script from the old forum or i first install the plugins i need? Is the DigitalOcean discourse one click application the preferred install method? Ty in advance for your replies I checked the forum for some answer but all the documentation is overwhelming?

[image] Discoursecurious: Small forum / big forum what metrics do i need to check in vbullettin to understand if getting 1 or 2 mb droplet (digitalocean)? probably it’s a small forum, but just to play safe! (if possible i would try to install also a small TS server on it) Size of the database doesn’t matter that much. What matters is how active your forum is. [image] Discoursecurious: It’s a test so was planning to use a temporary domain! will il be easier to change domain at a second time? Yup, easy peasy [image] Change the domain name or rename your Discourse Self-Hosting bookmark This guide explains how-to change the domain name of your Discourse site, and includes information about setting up DNS changes, editing configuration files, updating site settings, and correcting social logins and post content to reflect your new domain name. warning This guide is for self-hosted Discourse instances that were installed using our installation guide on GitHub. If you are hosted by Discourse, please see Configure your domain name for hosted Discourse for specific … [image] Discoursecurious: Also can i change later the email server? Sure, just edit your app.yml file and rebuild the container. [image] Discoursecurious: Do i first run the import script from the old forum or i first install the plugins i need? Installing the plugins after will make the import slightly faster. [image] Discoursecurious: Is the DigitalOcean discourse one click application the preferred install method? No. It’s this one https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md

Ty all for the replies! 1 more question suggested dimensions for header primary and compact logo?

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pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) September 20, 2018, 11:10am 3

As a rule of thumb you want the database to fit in ram. If you have hundreds of thousands of posts, you might need more ram. If you’re installing many plugins, I recommend going with 2gb of ram.

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