# System Requirements - what works for you?

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/system-requirements-what-works-for-you/11350>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [October 10, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/system-requirements-what-works-for-you/11350 "2019-10-10T15:07:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![codes9](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/codes9/32/682_2.png) [@codes9](https://forum.mautic.org/u/codes9)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/system-requirements-what-works-for-you/11350/1 "2019-10-10T15:07:54Z")

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I know Mautic supports many different systems on paper. I’ve read the docs. However in trying to get Mautic running in a stable way I’ve run into many bugs. And as a community there is no clear word on this. It seems Mautic only supports a very specific server setup from my experience.

**So far I’ve run Mautic in**

- Cpanel **Shared Hosting** - PHP 7.0 & Apache - SLOW don’t waste your time.
- DirectAdmin **Dedicated** PHP 7.0/7.1 & Litespeed - Buggy, Mautic may not support Litespeed yet even though it’s Apache compatible.
- Custom VPS **Dedicated** - Mixed results. I’ve used plain VPS with PHP & Apache it’s a pain.

This leads me to ask everyone in the forum to share what works for them. I’ll share what I’ve learned so far:

- Use a dedicated instance for Mautic - Mautic needs more resources than what you will find in shared hosting period.
- PHP - Mautic is often a little behind the latest version of PHP you need to support PHP7.0 to 7.2 at the time of writing.
- PHP (Magic Quotes GPC off)
- Increase PHP Memory limit to at least 256mb
- Install OpCache

\*\*Meet Mautic minimum requirements[[4]](https://www.mautic.org/download/requirements/**)

- MySQL (InnoDB support required) 5.5.3 +
- Apache[[1]](https://www.mautic.org/download/requirements/#footnote-apache) 2.x +
- Nginx[[2]](https://www.mautic.org/download/requirements/#footnote-apache) 1.0 + (1.8 recommended)
- Microsoft IIS[[2]](https://www.mautic.org/download/requirements/#footnote-apache) 7
- PHP Mod\_Rewrite needed for SEO links

That’s what I’ve been able to find. I’d love to hear what works for others in the Community?

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**Author:** ![codes9](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/codes9/32/682_2.png) [@codes9](https://forum.mautic.org/u/codes9)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/system-requirements-what-works-for-you/11350/2 "2019-10-10T18:46:57Z")

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Tip for anyone struggling with bugs: [**Mautic to 2.14.2**](https://github.com/mautic/mautic/releases/download/2.14.2/2.14.2-update.zip) is considered fairly stable with minor bugs. Next stable release expecte is +/- 2.1.6.1

All releases ending in.0 are considered experimental until an incremental minor version fixes bugs.

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**Author:** ![dirk\_s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/dirk_s/32/748_2.png) [@dirk\_s](https://forum.mautic.org/u/dirk_s)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/system-requirements-what-works-for-you/11350/3 "2020-01-25T13:23:16Z")

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I always set the minimum PHP Limit to at least 512MB and increase the PHP timeout to at least 3-4 min(!). In even small installations, 2.15.3 Cache rewarming took often more than 2,5 min and caused trouble, when interrupted too soon.