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<p>As per the subject line; what is the minimum server system requirements? I have tested on a server with 1GB RAM and 1 CPU, according to Digital Ocean Droplets, and struggled to install (error installing Cassandra driver) and ran into ‘Internal 500 errors’.</p>
<p>I am testing with 2GB/2CPU which seems to be more stable. What are the experiences from other users? I’ve not been able to find a definitive specification.</p>
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<p>Usually 2GB RAM is what I recommend to start with.</p>
<p>Current version installs Snowflake’s dependencies that apparently add some stress during startup. I’m planning on removing it from the default install in the future to reduce the load.</p>
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<p>Hello! What about CPU?</p>
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<p>I kept getting 504 while trying to access freshly created Redash droplet on Digital Ocean, and the only thing that helped was to <strong>use the 4GB/2CPUs instead of just 2GB RAM</strong>, even though 2GB was enabled as a supported option</p>
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