# Ventajas y desventajas de una instalación multisite

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/pros-and-cons-of-a-multisite-installation/90584>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [24 Junio, 2018 10:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pros-and-cons-of-a-multisite-installation/90584 "2018-06-24T10:03:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Post date:** [25 Junio, 2018 07:14 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pros-and-cons-of-a-multisite-installation/90584/6 "2018-06-25T07:14:56Z")

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> [@tophee](#):
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> Could you elaborate?

Very easily put: there is a (albeit small) memory penalty that is proportional to the amount of multisite forums.

> [@tophee](#):
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> But if all sites are mine, it probably doesn’t matter, right?

Correct.

> [@tophee](#):
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> provided that all installed plugins have a switch to turn them off, it doesn’t really matter, does it?

Most plugins just turn off their functionality but they are still loaded into memory. So there is a (small) memory and performance penalty there.

> [@tophee](#):
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> where I did something with a `discourse.conf` file is the one where I have discourse behind a reverse proxy

This is not about the nginx discourse.conf but about the Discourse one. I think it’s generated out of app.yml.

> [@tophee](#):
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> How do I know which ones? Trial and error? Or, since this also about future compatibility, what type of plugins are likely to be incompatible?

Trial and error…

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