[opencms-dev] System Requirements for OpenCms

[Mark Phillips]

I am looking into some VPS hosting for a couple of small OpenCms sites. In 
particular, I am trying to size the amount of RAM I need.

I found this link from 2005 - 
http://mail.opencms.org/pipermail/opencms-dev/2005q3/019172.html, 
which indicates that a bare minimum of 256 MB of RAM is required to run 
OpenCms. The experiment was done on a AMD64 processor running Fedora 
installing OpenCms.

What about running OpenCms on Linux with a x86 architecture? Is installing 
OpenCms the same as running a site? From my limited experience installing 
OpenCms, it took forever to get it installed on my laptop, but once 
installed, it seems to work without a lot of waiting. Are there differences 
between AMD64 processors and x86 processors that would change this min. 
requirement of 256 MB?

I am asking because VPS with 256MB+ is pretty expensive for the couple of 
non-profits that I support.

Suggestions for good VPS hosting companies for OpenCms would be greatly 
appreciated! 

I found one company, Host for Web, that offers 256 MB guaranteed for 
$400/year. Anybody have any experience with them? 
http://www.hostforweb.com/vps.html

My usage will be several small sites with low level access - 10-12 pages/site, 
about 1200 members/site but low volume - say only a handful of simultaneous 
accesses. The sites are for local sports clubs, and most people look at the 
site once a day/to once a week for calendar changes.

Thanks!
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Mark Phillips
Phillips Marketing, Inc
mark at phillipsmarketing.biz
602 524-0376
480 945-9197 fax