Increasing memory and CPU cores to increase the number of simultaneous users

[Cyndy Bern]

Hello,

I read in the FAQ that if the BigBlueButton server meets the minimum requirements, the server should be able to support 200 simultaneous users.

Is it possible to have more concurrent users if we increase the memory and CPU cores ? For example, 32 GB instead of 16 GB and 12 CPU Cores instead of 8 CPUs? If so, do I need to make changes to the server configuration?

Thank you in advance for your help

[anton.g...@blindsidenetworks.com]

Hi!

Yes, in general a more powerful server will be able to support more users. It really depends on the activities within the session, the spread of users within the session etc.

For some configuration changes, likely the most important one can be found documented here: https://docs.bigbluebutton.org/administration/customize/#number-of-hasura-instances

While we have received community feedback about BigBlueButton supporting webinar type sessions in the many-hundreds of (passive) users case, it will be best if you do a test on your server that is more closely matching your expected use case.

Anton