Minimum requirements to install discourse

H1op · January 19, 2022, 10:28am

Hello! What are the minimum system requirements for a VPS? To install Discourse

merefield · January 19, 2022, 10:36am

discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md#1-create-new-cloud-server

**Set up Discourse in the cloud in under 30 minutes** with zero knowledge of Rails or Linux shell. One example
is [DigitalOcean][do], but these steps will work on any **Docker-compatible** cloud provider or local server. This
walkthrough will go through these in detail:

1. [Create new cloud server](#1-create-new-cloud-server)
2. [Access new cloud server](#2-access-your-cloud-server)
3. [Install Discourse](#3-install-discourse)
4. [Setting up email](#4-setting-up-email)
5. [Customize domain name](#5-customize-domain-name)
6. [Edit Discourse configuration](#6-edit-discourse-configuration)
7. [Start Discourse](#7-start-discourse)
8. [Register new account and become admin](#8-register-new-account-and-become-admin)
9. [Post-install maintenance](#9-post-install-maintenance)
10. [(Optional) Add more Discourse features](#10-optional-add-more-discourse-features)

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### 1. Create New Cloud Server

Create your new cloud server, for example [on DigitalOcean][do]:

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Iacobus1983 · August 17, 2022, 2:01pm

I allow myself to ask for explanation. The set up guide on github says that “1 GB RAM works fine for small Discourse communities”, and suggests to use Digital Ocean services. Now, on Digital Ocean website there are instruction how to install discourse, and they state 2GB as minimum requirements (see How To Install Discourse | DigitalOcean | DigitalOcean). Which one of the two is correct? Thanks in advance.

Falco · August 17, 2022, 2:22pm

Discourse works fine in 1GB Digital Ocean droplets as our installer will create a swapfile for you. Digital Ocean would prefer users to not use swapfiles so they will recommend a larger server.