How many shares do I need?

Here you will find examples of using our our servers, from 1 to 24 shares. This list is definitely not exhaustive, and you are totally free to do whatever you wish with your shares. We recommend that you only use as many shares as you need, and to add additional shares to reach the level of performance that you need.

1 share

Or a server with 512 MB of dedicated RAM (+512 MB of swap), 12 GB of RAID60 disk space reserved for your data and 10 Mbits of dedicated bandwidth (up to 3 TB of transfer per month).

Examples of Use

  • a classic web server
  • a backup or storage server
  • an IRC or TeamSpeak server

2 shares

Or a server, built on 1 processor, having 1024 MB of dedicated RAM (+512 MB of swap), 24 GB of RAID60 disk space and 20 Mbits of dedicated bandwidth

Examples of Use

  • a multi service server (web, mail..)
  • a mail server for a small company
  • a shared storage server

4 shares

Or a server with 1 processor of 2GB of dedicated RAM (+512 MB of SWAP), 48 GB of RAID60 and 40 Mbits of bandwidth.

Examples of Use

  • a comfortable web server
  • a game server

16 shares

Or a server with 2 to 8 processors, 8GB of RAM guaranteed (+512 MB of SWAP), an 180 GB RAID60 data disk, and 2x80 Mbits of dedicated bandwidth

Examples of Use

  • a high-scale multi-service server
  • a database server
  • a streaming video server

24 parts

That is the possibility to have a server with 2 to 8 processors, 4 GB of RAM guaranteed (+512 Mo of SWAP), a data disk of 80 GB in RAID10, and 80 Mbits of guaranteed bandwidth

Usage Examples

  • A top of the line multi-service server
  • A database server
  • A video streaming server
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