Unleash BigBlueButton: Unveiling the Minimum Server Requirements
The minimum hardware requirements for a BigBlueButton server are:
- Ubuntu 20.04 64-bit OS running Linux kernel 4.x
- 8 GB of memory with swap enabled (16 GB of memory is better)
- 4 CPU cores (8 is better)
- TCP ports 80 and 443 are accessible
- UDP ports 16384 – 32768 are accessible
- Port 80 is not in use by another application
For a server intended for production, we additionally recommend:
- 500G of free disk space (or more) for recordings
- 250 Mbits/sec bandwidth (symmetrical) or more
- Dedicated (bare metal) hardware
- A hostname (such as bbb.example.com) for setup of a SSL certificate
- IPV4 and IPV6 address
Popular BigBlueButton Dedicated Server Configurations
BigBlueButton Dedicated Server for 100-150 online users:
CPU: Intel Quad-Core Xeon E3-1230v2
RAM: 16GB DDR3
Storage for recordings: 2x1TB SATA HDD
Monthly Traffic: 10 TB
Port speed: 1000Mbps
Server cost: $70 USD/month
BigBlueButton Dedicated server for 200-250 online users:
CPU: 2x Intel Quad-Core Xeon E5620 RAM: 32GB DDR4 Storage for recordings: 6x3TB SATA HDD Monthly Traffic: 10 TB Port speed: 1000Mbps Server cost: $140 USD/month
You can view and order those and other BigBlueButton dedicated servers at https://www.webhostingzone.org/solutions/bigbluebutton-dedicated-servers.html
