VPS Suitability for Chatwoot in Small Business

TLDR sayhitogambit inquires if a VPS is sufficient for Chatwoot and a docker application in a small business. eddippla and v_shnu provide guidance, with v_shnu advising a minimum of 4GB RAM and docker installation for lower-spec machines.

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sayhitogambit
Tue, 27 Jun 2023 04:15:53 UTC

Hello, y'all! I run a local business with less than 25 simultaneous conversations. Would this VPS be enough for chatwoot and maybe another application using docker?

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Needle
Tue, 27 Jun 2023 04:15:54 UTC

Please add any additional information to this thread. The team will follow up.

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eddippla
Tue, 27 Jun 2023 18:14:28 UTC

I think it definitely would, yes

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eddippla
Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:14:51 UTC

Sure, my experience with chatwoot is limited however i have a lot of experience with Linux if you need help with that

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eddippla
Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:15:43 UTC

But i still know a lot about chatwoot lol

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sayhitogambit
Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:41:41 UTC

Thank you so much! I'll add you rn o/

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v_shnu
Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:20:56 UTC

Hey, you will run into issues if going with 2 GB of RAM.

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v_shnu
Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:21:09 UTC

https://www.chatwoot.com/docs/self-hosted/deployment/requirements#hardware-requirements

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rinndoge
Thu, 29 Jun 2023 18:25:13 UTC

sayhitogambit How much are they charging you cause if it's over $10 that's over priced to hell.

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sayhitogambit
Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:28:22 UTC

Hey rinndoge, way under 10 bucks. And v_shnu, it says: "4GB RAM is the required minimum memory size and supports up to 10,000 conversations a day" - but I'll never reach 10k conversations/day. 25 conversations day maximum for now.

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sayhitogambit
Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:30:48 UTC

But I'll take a look at machines over 4gb just to be sure

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sayhitogambit
Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:31:24 UTC

can anybody confirm that Chatwoot won't install if under 4GB?

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sayhitogambit
Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:31:32 UTC

Thanks!

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v_shnu
Fri, 30 Jun 2023 04:57:45 UTC

Hey, you will have issues when installing/upgrading.

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v_shnu
Fri, 30 Jun 2023 04:58:10 UTC

Use the docker installation if you are on a lower spec machine

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sayhitogambit
Fri, 30 Jun 2023 21:50:17 UTC

Hey, thanks v_shnu I'll be using docker, yes 🤜🤛