# Another discourse mystery

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/another-discourse-mystery/241764>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [October 13, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/another-discourse-mystery/241764 "2022-10-13T01:50:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 2:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/another-discourse-mystery/241764/4 "2022-10-13T02:33:14Z")

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1GB with swap is the absolute minimum to run discourse.

How long has this instance been up? How big is the database?

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