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Questions tagged [server]

For questions about hardware that will be used in running a certain type of server such as a web server or VPS. Use this tag for questions about about which type of server to use.

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Server Hardware Recommendation for ERP Application

I am building an ERP solution using Microsoft .net and SQL server 2012. I would expect about 20-30 users and my client would like to buy his own server rather than go with a cloud based server. Given the performance needs of a small enterprise…
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Recommendation for hardware to function as intercepting proxy

I am looking to get some hardware that I can setup as an intercepting proxy, to analyze network traffic. The traffic would flow between a single PC and the internet and the total amount of traffic would be quite small (less than 4GB/day). Since this…
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upgrade old personal Server hardware

I have a little home-server that is now around 8 years old (I calculated the age wrong at first ...). It always did a great job and never let me down. But now it is time to eather upgrade the hardware, or buy a complete new one because over the time…
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System requirements for e-mail server processing 100 to 200 GB of e-mail per month

I originally asked this question on AskUbuntu, but I haven't gotten any replies so I figured I'd also ask here. I am looking to set up an e-mail server with Ubuntu Server, although I am open to alternate operating systems if you have any suggestions…
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vector tiles server

For my new application I'll have to start a vector tile server. I followed this tutorial and started such on my old laptop for tests. I would like to know best hardware recomendations for this type of server as there aren't any clear informations…
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Dedicated Server for Multiple VMs

I currently utilize a single Amazon Web Services EC2 t2.micro server on Windows Server 2012 R2 for my multiplayer gaming services (providing server listings). Due to many reasons, I need to modify the system to utilize an efficient DBMS as well as a…
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Home budget GPU server for scientific calculations

I'd like to setup a home server with GPU capabilities. I want to run virtual servers on it that would allow my group members to connect to their virtual machines and run scientific calculations. What hardware would you recommend? My budget is up to…
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Are there alternations to the recommended server chassis RM52 rack rails (RMS05-22)?

We have the server chassis SylverStone RM52 and need rack rails for it. Currently, rails recommended by the manufacturer (RMS05-22) are currently sold out in Germany. Are there alternatives available?
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Replace high end laptop with server solution

Currently I have a quite high end laptop to run diverse software in the realm of (software) engineering and simulation/numerics. I was wondering whether it would make sense to run something like a server at home or rent cloud space/computation…
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Are there quiet fans with high static pressure?

I'm looking for a replacement to the noisy fans for a server 2U chassis. The front of the chassis is filled with the hard disks, which means that there is little space for air flow, which, in turn, means that I need fans with high static…
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What VPN Device should I get to hide my http traffic

I want to set up a VPN network: client + server because i'm often connected to unsecured wifi network. -When the client is connected, all HTTP / HTTPS traffic must pass through the VPN -The client can be software (openVNP) or hardware (router) -The…
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PC / server for running big data

For my work I use a lot of data. When trying to work with this data this is generally speaking loaded into the RAM. I want to upgrade my current 64GB RAM desktop as it simply does not cut it anymore. This means I will have to upgrade to DDR4 or to…
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Thinking of getting a server/homelab

I have been using a cluster for my work (mainly running parallelized fortran and matlab codes). And thinking of getting a homelab. It will be a big fixed cost for me to get 2 to 4 nodes up and running since I have never done such a thing. So I would…
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Physical Server Requirements

I need some guidance. We want to set up a game server. It will be a physical server and then running the game servers as VMs. Now we need to know what the actual hardware for the physical server need to be to run the VMs. For an example, say we want…
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