# What is Discourse's definition of small/large communities? (when to upgrade 1gb to 2gb)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-discourses-definition-of-small-large-communities-when-to-upgrade-1gb-to-2gb/45556
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**Created:** [11 juni 2016 om 02:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-discourses-definition-of-small-large-communities-when-to-upgrade-1gb-to-2gb/45556 "2016-06-11T02:52:20Z")
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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [11 juni 2016 om 03:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-discourses-definition-of-small-large-communities-when-to-upgrade-1gb-to-2gb/45556/2 "2016-06-11T03:02:02Z")

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Hard to say, some things to look at

- how many posts per day
- how many topics per day
- how many simultaneously active logged in users
- how many simultaneous anonymous users

I would not worry about it unless you consider your community large to start with. Just wait and see, you can always upsize a droplet.

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