Hi, I’m thinking about launching a discussion board for my niche.
Can I run a forum on a basic shared hosting plan? How much bandwidth and RAM does a small forum usually use?
I want to keep costs low in the beginning.
Can I Run a Forum on Basic Shared Hosting?
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Re: Can I Run a Forum on Basic Shared Hosting?
by hostingforum » Sat Feb 21, 2026 5:39 am
Yes, it is not a problem at all. You can start at around 200MB disk space and 1GB data transfer. Later when your forum becomes bigger, like 1000-10000 discussion threads+, you may need more transfer like 15GB+ (due to various scrapers, AI bots), I would recommend CIDRAM script to reduce traffic from these.
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