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SWAT83
13-03-2006, 10:28
TeamSpeak is great, but I have a important question. I can't seem to find a good answer to it.
What kind of CPU/RAM do I need to run TeamSpeak smoothly on a linux server with the ability to host 'teamchats' for 25, 50, 75, 100 and 200 users?
Peter
13-03-2006, 11:39
Main Page -> System Requirements?
SWAT83
13-03-2006, 16:22
TeamSpeak 2 Linux Server - Minimum Requirements
* Distribution of Linux
* For a console Linux box (without running a graphical user interface like an X server or equivalents) a Pentium 100 MHz processor and 32 MBytes of RAM will suffice
* For a Linux box with a graphical user interface we recommend a Pentium 166 MHz processor with 64 MBytes of RAM
That's not 'news' for me. This could very well describe a server that's suitable for a 2 person chat. I recon that the minimal or even recommended requirements for a linux server that's needs to allow 50 people to 'conference' would be much much higher. The question is, what would those requirements be?
Judas
13-03-2006, 16:42
As has been said nummerous times before. You can literally run your TS server on a toaster. All it does is redirecting traffic and if you happen to have a p200 it will be fast enough for 50 people. Bandwidth is the issue.

What strikes me odd is that people keep asking this question. If you do happen to have a p200 or something very old, why don't you simple try it rather then rely on information given here. If you don't have a spare computer anyway, even the cheapest piece of chunk that you can get today will be more than fast enough (given that this cheapest piece of chunk does have a network-card which does actually run reliable).

And if you don't believe that TS doesn't need a lot of CPU, just think again. The TS server does nothing spectacular. It gets a soundstream and forwards the same stream to every client who is supposed to hear it. In other words. It is nothing more than a router and we all know that routers don't exactly need a silicon graphics 32 cpu mainframe to run on ;)
Nozzz
13-03-2006, 19:30
I've heard it said that if you can get the server to run at ALL, it's enough to run a server for <100 people.
SWAT83
13-03-2006, 23:39
Why am I asking this? Simple.
I want to use it in a more or less corporate (at least commercial) environment. Before I spend money, I need to know exactly what I'm getting myself into.
Note: I WAS thinking about using Asterisk, but it seems I would have to buy a new computer just to run that :eek: Since I'm an open-source guy, I would've given them the benefit of the doubt, but the difference is just too big. Guess I have to buy TS :D

Why do people keep asking it?
Probably because the things you know aren't mentioned on the official website. It would be a fine addition to the featurelist/faq/whatever.