Thread: PostgreSQL 1000 users

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Jose G. Mendoza wrote:

> I intend to use a PostgreSQL-Linux server (2GB RAM, 2.4GHz) with an
> application for a 1000 concurrent users (actually the group of
> programmers are developing this project). Do you think that is possible?
> Not only technically possible but practically possible (speed,
> stability, etc, etc).
> I want to read your opinion about this.

that really depends on what those 1,000 users are doing.  Generally
speaking, if you can use connection pooling and an application / logic
layer between the users and the database you can handle more load.

that said, postgresql CAN handle 1,000 connections.  2 gig ram is a little
small, try to get at least 4 gigs to throw at the machine.  But until you
benchmark it with a load similar to what you plan on doing with it in
production, who knows how fast (or more appropriately, slow) it will be.