Hi, Thanks for the reply. I’ve told the admin of our sponsoring organization our preferred specs. He’ll look for a suitable provider. So let’s see what happens.
Once again, I’d like to thank everybody for their advices. Stephan Am 10.09.2014 um 00:23 schrieb Bruce A. Metcalf <bruce.metc...@augustansociety.net>: > > On 09/07/2014 01:50 AM, Witoszynskyj Stephan wrote: >> we are a (very) small library. We are using Koha since a couple of months. >> So far our installation is „offline“ (on an old Mac Mini that is not >> accessible from the internet). Now we want to go online. Due to our limited >> budget the only option will be renting a virtual server. However, I have no >> idea which specifications will be sufficient in our case. I know that more >> is always better, but our financial resources are really limited. >> >> The offerings that I currently have, have following specifications: >> * Single Core, 512 MB RAM, 20 GB hard disk >> * Single Core, 1024 MB RAM, 40 GB hard disk >> >> We have less than 5000 books and less than 250 customers. > Even the small size should be more than adequate, though take note of > comments others have made about speed vs. RAM. > > I'm running a Dual Core, 2000 MB RAM, 8 GB hard disk for 3000 books. It runs > as fast as a dedicated box on my test bench, and there's plenty of overhead. > (Though as I'm a reference library, there's no circulation use.) > > What I suggest you consider is a virtual hosting service that permits you to > adjust your RAM, hard drive space, and perhaps bandwidth on the fly. I've > changed my configuration a dozen times as my wee system has grown, and it's > nice to know I'm only 5 minutes from more drive space! > > My provider is RimuHosting (more Kiwis!) and the above system is costing me > about US$20/month. One could do well with much less. Buy small and upgrade as > you feel the need. > >> I’m sorry that I’m asking a question that has been asked a hundred times… > No apology needed. It's an excellent question, and the answer will evolve > over time, so it's good to ask again. > > Regards, > / Bruce / > Bruce A. Metcalf > Library Director > The Augustan Society, Inc. > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
