# Two standalone instances on one server?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-standalone-instances-on-one-server/60551
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [April 6, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-standalone-instances-on-one-server/60551 "2017-04-06T14:33:37Z")
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### Author: ![schleifer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/schleifer/32/86416_2.png) [@schleifer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schleifer)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-standalone-instances-on-one-server/60551/26 "2019-08-08T12:23:45Z")

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Multisite setup uses one database service and a shared pool of application workers for all the sites. This configuration has a completely separate database and unicorn cluster for the sites, which potentially requires a lot more RAM.

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