# Multisite vs multiple containers

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [January 6, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multisite-vs-multiple-containers/175275 "2021-01-06T15:25:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multisite-vs-multiple-containers/175275/5 "2021-01-06T19:59:55Z")

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> [@AstonJ](#):
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> but if there are some big advantages to going multisite I would definitely be interested

The other advantage is that you’re running just one more copy of rails and nginx, so the additional RAM required is much less. You’ve got lots of RAM, though, so going with what works already is starting to sound like the best idea.

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