# Is 1GB RAM enough for both WordPress and Discourse?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-1gb-ram-enough-for-both-wordpress-and-discourse/58141
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** server-resources
**Created:** [28 februari 2017 om 23:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-1gb-ram-enough-for-both-wordpress-and-discourse/58141 "2017-02-28T23:23:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@mpalmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mpalmer)
#### Post date: [3 maart 2017 om 01:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-1gb-ram-enough-for-both-wordpress-and-discourse/58141/21 "2017-03-03T01:06:45Z")
> [@tophee](#):
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> But I am somewhat surprised that I seem to be the first one to find out that a 1GB digital ocean droplet is not enough to host a Discourse Wordpress combo.
I doubt you’re the first person to find this out. You might be the first person to share their findings here, though.
> [@tophee](#):
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> But who wants a lagging forum?
Someone who doesn’t mind a slow site, and who doesn’t want to spend any more money than what it costs for a 1GB droplet, probably.
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### Author:  [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)
#### Post date: [3 maart 2017 om 01:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-1gb-ram-enough-for-both-wordpress-and-discourse/58141/22 "2017-03-03T01:09:28Z")
> [@mpalmer](#):
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> Someone who doesn’t mind a slow site, and who doesn’t want to spend any more money than what it costs for a 1GB droplet, probably.
Ironically, I will be paying less for my 2GB server at Hetzner than I pay now for the 1 GB at DigitalOcean…
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [8 juni 2024 om 12:44 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-1gb-ram-enough-for-both-wordpress-and-discourse/58141/23 "2024-06-08T12:44:58Z")
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