Question
What are recommended hardware requirements (RAM, Disk space) and the required minimum size of SWAP for Plesk?
Answer
SWAP (Plesk for Linux only)
| Amount of RAM on the server | Recommended free disk space for swapping |
| Less than 1 GB | 1 GB |
| 1 GB or more | 1/2 * the amount of RAM |
RAM
| Server load | Recommended RAM volume |
| No more than 1-3 simultaneous visitors per website, no more than 500 unique visitors per website per day | 1GB of RAM for every 40-50 websites |
| 5-10 simultaneous visitors per website, between 1000 and 30000 unique visitors per website | Between 500 MB and 1 GB of RAM per website |
Note: The maximum amount of RAM supported is subject to the amount supported by the OS. These requirements can change in time, the latest requirements can be found here: Hardware requirements for Plesk
Disk Space
The minimum amount of free disk space required for installing and running Plesk.
| Linux | Windows |
|---|---|
| 20 GB | 32 GB |
It is recommended to have this much disk space for hosting:
| Type of hosting | Recommended free disk space for websites |
|---|---|
| Typical shared hosting (100-500 websites per server) | Between 2 and 2.5 GB per website |
| Dedicated VPS hosting (1-10 websites per server) | Between 4 and 12 GB per website |
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