Fresh install on DigitalOcean droplet

mika_fi

Just got a $6/month DigitalOcean droplet (1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, Ubuntu 22.04). Planning to install AcelleMail for my newsletter (₅₀₀₀ subscribers).

Is 1GB RAM enough? Any specific DigitalOcean tips?

serveradmin_au

1GB is tight but doable for 5K subscribers. Tips:

Add swap space (important!):

sudo fallocate -l 2G /swapfile
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
sudo mkswap /swapfile
sudo swapon /swapfile
echo '/swapfile none swap sw 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab

Use Redis for queue (more memory efficient than database driver)
Enable opcache in php.ini for better performance
Use Amazon SES for sending ($0.10/1000 emails) — don't send from the droplet IP

For 5K subscribers, this setup will handle it fine. I'd upgrade to 2GB when you hit 20K+.

mika_fi

Thanks! The swap tip is gold. Just finished installing — works perfectly!

linh_vn

I run AcelleMail on a $6 DO droplet for 15K subscribers with swap. Works great with SES for sending.