# Mender server resource requirments based on number of devices

**URL:** <https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-server-resource-requirments-based-on-number-of-devices/2132>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [July 2, 2020, 6:56am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-server-resource-requirments-based-on-number-of-devices/2132 "2020-07-02T06:56:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![James](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@James](https://hub.mender.io/u/James)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 6:56am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-server-resource-requirments-based-on-number-of-devices/2132/1 "2020-07-02T06:56:22Z")

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Hai ,

I would like to know how to estimate the mender server resource (CPU , RAM , storage )requirements for a specific no of devices for creating instances in the cloud

Regards,  
James A

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**Author:** ![tranchitella](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/tranchitella/32/606_2.png) [@tranchitella](https://hub.mender.io/u/tranchitella)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 7:46am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-server-resource-requirments-based-on-number-of-devices/2132/2 "2020-07-03T07:46:37Z")

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Hello @James,

can you please share with us the number of devices and, as much important, the polling interval you are setting on the devices to check for updates? I can help you estimate the server resources based on these two parameters.

Thanks,  
Fabio

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**Author:** ![James](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@James](https://hub.mender.io/u/James)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 8:43am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-server-resource-requirments-based-on-number-of-devices/2132/3 "2020-07-03T08:43:35Z")

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Hai Fabio,

Estimated no of device is 2000 , and the Poll Interval to be set to 30 minutes

Regards,  
James A

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**Author:** ![James](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@James](https://hub.mender.io/u/James)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-server-resource-requirments-based-on-number-of-devices/2132/4 "2020-07-14T13:55:14Z")

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Hai,

Any update on above request , please let me know if any other info is required

Regards,  
James A

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**Author:** ![tranchitella](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/tranchitella/32/606_2.png) [@tranchitella](https://hub.mender.io/u/tranchitella)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-server-resource-requirments-based-on-number-of-devices/2132/5 "2020-08-04T14:38:06Z")

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Hello @James, please check this reply

> [@Mender server resource requirements for Scalability Testing](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-server-resource-requirements-for-scalability-testing/2213/6):
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> @arun more than the absolute number of devices, what is important is the number of API calls the backend needs to answer, which is strictly related to your polling interval. The Mender server scales up linearly, and you can run multiple instances of the different microservices to load-balance the traffic across multiple servers if needed. We run Hosted Mender using Kubernetes and auto-scaling, and serve several millions of API calls per hour. If you have 100 or 3k devices, the server requiremen…

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**Author:** ![James](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@James](https://hub.mender.io/u/James)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-server-resource-requirments-based-on-number-of-devices/2132/6 "2020-08-04T18:52:42Z")

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Hello @tranchitella,

Thanks for the update

Regards,  
James A