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How scalable is Plone?

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This FAQ applies to: Any version.

How scalable is Plone? Can I use it to host a very large site?

Very scalable, but that is a relative statement. You can use load balancing, caching (Squid), ZEO (Zope Enterprise Objects) and other techniques to drastically improve the performance and scalability of Plone. Keep in mind though, that more than often, one of the easiest and cheapest methods (as apposed to many hours of consultant fees) is to add hardware. Memory is cheap, and the newest processors are fast. Size-wise, the ZODB handles pretty much anything you throw at it, and repositories in the hundreds of gigabytes are not uncommon.

by Joel Burton — last modified March 16, 2005 - 21:35 All content is copyright Plone Foundation and the individual contributors.

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