# Does the server need 2GB of RAM?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-server-need-2gb-of-ram/23630>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** hosting\
**Created:** [3 Gennaio 2015, 9:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-server-need-2gb-of-ram/23630 "2015-01-03T09:45:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![DeanMarkTaylor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/deanmarktaylor/32/102462_2.png) [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Post date:** [22 Luglio 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-server-need-2gb-of-ram/23630/18 "2015-07-22T16:25:29Z")

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This whole pricing thing needs context…

A $20 monthly charge for 2GB server costs is not expensive, it’s less than the price of 6 Medium Latte’s at Starbucks in the US or UK.

Only need 1GB great, that’s 3 Medium Latte’s you are missing out on.

Personally I don’t go in for these kind of coffees, but I do know people who drink a minimum of 1 every working day, that’s £52 a month (~$81 USD).

And that’s if you are a single person in a company - how many expensive coffees do you think are purchased per month from the people that will use your community / forum / discourse install?

Ask them to donate the price of a coffee.

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