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TPerry
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No... it will run fine on a shared hosting environment (until you outgrow the shared hosts restrictions).
Both, but also number of posts, attachments, conversations etc will affect the resources your site needs to operate.
If you have a smaller site, but want to use Enhanced Search, you will need a VPS or Dedicated server.
Mike Edge
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Not true. We offer Enhanced Search with our shared hosting services as a add-on.
Mike Edge
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Oh I agree, but was just saying it does exist under shared if you know where to look
VPS or dedi isn't required 
TPerry
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But if your into self-punishment it helps!VPS or dedi isn't required
It depends. I run my site on a VPS.
TPerry
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There's nothing wrong with a VPS. If unmanaged then you need to be Linux savvy. I run one forum on a dual L5639 dedicated server and then 5 others on a dual L5520 one. Overkill for any of them but I enjoy maintaining the servers personally.
TPerry
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It's only money.... you can't take it with you.
For all 3 of my servers I'm only paying around $220 a month now. None of them have hardware RAID (software only) and I back all the data up regularly to a remote VPS and here at the house. The hosting provider is supposed to be pretty good at getting equipment that fails replaced in a timely manner - and by having multiple servers I can always copy the necessary information over to one of them while it's getting repaired. If nothing else, I can always set up a spare VPS on my Proxmox one.
It's only money.... you can't take it with you.
For all 3 of my servers I'm only paying around $220 a month now. None of them have hardware RAID (software only) and I back all the data up regularly to a remote VPS and here at the house. The hosting provider is supposed to be pretty good at getting equipment that fails replaced in a timely manner - and by having multiple servers I can always copy the necessary information over to one of them while it's getting repaired. If nothing else, I can always set up a spare VPS on my Proxmox one.
It not that I can' take it with me, its I do not have it to to spend...
If your website is small. I would not recommend spending money on VPS or dedicated servers. A shared hosting with a reliable web hosting company would be enough.
BTW, The number of posts/members does not reflect the website activity.. The members online (with no cookies value change) does. xenForo was built to handle a fair amount of online members without causing heavy load on the server.
You can start with a shared hosting plan and when the activity on your forum increases enough and your hosting company start complaining you can make the move to a VPS or dedicated server.
BTW, The number of posts/members does not reflect the website activity.. The members online (with no cookies value change) does. xenForo was built to handle a fair amount of online members without causing heavy load on the server.
You can start with a shared hosting plan and when the activity on your forum increases enough and your hosting company start complaining you can make the move to a VPS or dedicated server.
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