Home/ Questions/Q 535895
In Process

The Archive Base Latest Questions

Editorial Team
  • 0
Asked: 2026-05-13T09:45:54+00:00

I have no experience with SOLR. Does SOLR use more memory on a server

  • 0

I have no experience with SOLR.

Does SOLR use more memory on a server than, say, MySQL?

I am about to purchase a VPS-package, but they come in different sizes, as you can imagine…

I contacted the providers today by email, and told them that I was planning on using SOLR, which requires a Java installation.

Their response was that it would work fine, but that I should go with a more expensive VPS package than I was initially going to order, because “Java applets require a lot of memory”.

Here are the two packages they provide. I was initially going to order the standard package:

STANDARD Package:

  • Processor cores: 1
  • RAM: 512 MB
  • Guaranteed RAM: 256 MB
  • Disk System: RAID5/50
  • Price: $20 / Month

GOLD Package:

  • Processor cores: 8
  • RAM: 2048 MB
  • Guaranteed RAM: 1024 MB
  • Disk system: RAID10
  • Price: $50 / Month

I have about 25,000 records in a MySQL table, each of which has about 10 fields. The site is PHP-based. No heavy stuff at all, actually!

I have never had any VPS before, so any guidance is appreciated! Which do you think I should order?

If you need more info, please let me know!

Share

Leave an answer

You must login to add an answer.

Need An Account,

1 Answer

  1. Editorial Team

    With absolutely no experience using SOLR, my natural reaction is to be safe than sorry, therefore personally I would go with the GOLD Package. Although it is another $30/month, it has more RAM and processor cores which can come in handy for later down the line.

    I know this answer could have been more helpful if I had any experience with VPS or SOLR, but I thought I would voice my opinion. I hope this helps, good luck.

    • 0