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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).
MattW
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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
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.
RandallC
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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 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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