# Minimum server size based on backup?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-server-size-based-on-backup/293832
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** backups, server-resources
**Created:** [February 1, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-server-size-based-on-backup/293832 "2024-02-01T21:37:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@flash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/flash)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-server-size-based-on-backup/293832/1 "2024-02-01T21:37:57Z")
If a discourse backup is 15gb, how large should the server be set for? Whats a minimum that should be used?
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-server-size-based-on-backup/293832/2 "2024-02-01T21:51:21Z")
Is that a backup with or without uploads? If without, a good rule of thumb is to make as much as possible of your database for in RAM. I’d recommend at least an 8GB RAM server.
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### Author:  [@flash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/flash)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-server-size-based-on-backup/293832/3 "2024-02-01T21:57:28Z")
With uploads. I wanted to move it over to a new server but its been a little slower recently so seeing if I could save some space. Currently 4vcpus, 8gb ram and 160gb disc space.
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-server-size-based-on-backup/293832/4 "2024-02-01T21:58:23Z")
Try to check the size _without_ uploads and then move to one where most of it fits in RAM.
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### Author:  [@flash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/flash)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-server-size-based-on-backup/293832/5 "2024-02-01T22:00:42Z")
Ok yeah its only 400mb without uploads.
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-server-size-based-on-backup/293832/6 "2024-02-01T22:03:58Z")
In that case the current server should be plenty fast for your needs!
To get it even faster, see about [Running Ruby 3.2’s YJIT in Production at Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-ruby-3-2s-yjit-in-production-at-discourse/264564) and [Enable a CDN for your Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-a-cdn-for-your-discourse/14857).
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### Author:  [@flash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/flash)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-server-size-based-on-backup/293832/7 "2024-02-01T22:05:11Z")
Thanks! Will definitely try it out!
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-server-size-based-on-backup/293832/8 "2024-03-02T22:06:12Z")
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