# 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:** [Janvier 3, 2015, 9:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-server-need-2gb-of-ram/23630 "2015-01-03T09:45:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [Janvier 3, 2015, 9:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-server-need-2gb-of-ram/23630/2 "2015-01-03T09:46:58Z")

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You don’t need 2 GB. Where did you see that?

The minimum requirement is 1 GB as stated in [http://www.discourse.org/faq](http://www.discourse.org/faq) and the setup document on GitHub.

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