Need Help - What hosting specs to run big Tgp
 

Hello everyone,

What type of hosting specs would be sufficient to run a huge tgp
something that uses script tgp cms ... and has loads of traffic like yobt OR pichunta

Thankx.

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Unlimited space + unlimited bandwidth

why you guys scared :) ??
Common now, can someone pls give advice.

Do you have firm buttocks?

hmm no comments.

Always a catch... oh looksie! NO TUBES. NO STREAMING.

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'Loads of traffic'... That means different things to different people.

AT LEAST:

Dedicated
Xeon Dual Core 3.2
2 x 250 HDD Raid 1
8 GiG Ram
100 mbit port
25 Mbps of bandwidth




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Thanks for the replies

Yea i know dedicated is needed.
Was just wondering what hosting specs will be good for a SCRIPTED tgp (not html text based) with traffic of about 300,000 - 500,000 u-visitors a day.

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At least 12 clicks? :winkwink:

If you know you'll get that kind of traffic, you shouldn't be asking about server specs.

well if you know what traffic you will have you should know the server to pick I am sure

yes i know what specs i might need.
But i just wanted to get opinions about standard specs.
This way, i dont aim too high OR too low.

Actually what i really want to know is the RAM memory
Will 4GB be fine OR do i need to go 8GB to start.

I am not worried about the traffic.. But im worried about the script i will be using.

Well, it not only depends on the traffic the site has, e.g. you should consider:
- What kind of script do you use? Does it have an "intelligent" caching system? Or are the pages fully or partially renewed every 1 / 10 / 100 hit? That would mainly effect the cpu load
- Do you plan to use mostly pictures or 50/50 pictures + textlinks or text only? That's important as the pictures will use most of your bandwith

Also ... you should think about the fact that you won't have 300-500k hits the day after you started ... maybe start with a "small" server, monitor both bandwidth and cpu/memory use, so you can calculate the appr. requirements for the size you're aiming and then switch to a server that will match this requirements?

Hope i could help a bit :)

First of all, you'd have to define BIG. You could consider 5k a day big, or maybe 500k a day. The difference is huge, so you'd have to be a bit more clear. It also depends on the size of your homepage. Some people have a huge list of big ass crystal clear thumbs, others have a list of text links.

I would suggest to get an managed dedicated server with Webair.
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fujiko,

you're going to want something that has a nice newer processor (quadcore) with at least 4GB DDR2 RAM, and at least 1 fast hard drive. A good host will be able to upgrade the RAM at a moments notice when you need more, so starting with 4GB isn't that big of a deal as long as you go with a good host.

You have different options on how to setup the server depending on your budget. If you want to go high end, I would suggest RAID-10 with SAS, or if you want to go medium range you could do RAID-10 with SATA-II. (RAID-10 requires a hardware raid controller, and 4 drives, but gives your mirroring+striping for data redundancy plus high performance)

In the end it'll be based off what your max budget is. You give the number you are looking to pay for the sites hosting, and then the host puts together the best package of 1 or multiple servers that can fit in that budget depending on the specific needs of your site.

Every site is different, so every server requirement will be different!

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thanks to everyone for the replies.

TidalWave thanks for your time & explaining.
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