# Low cost method for new startup

**URL:** <https://forum.scylladb.com/t/low-cost-method-for-new-startup/627>\
**Category:** ScyllaDB\
**Tags:** open-source, cloud\
**Created:** [June 18, 2023, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/low-cost-method-for-new-startup/627 "2023-06-18T09:40:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Indramal\_Wansekara](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.scylladb.com/indramal_wansekara/32/353_2.png) [@Indramal\_Wansekara](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Indramal_Wansekara)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/low-cost-method-for-new-startup/627/1 "2023-06-18T09:40:33Z")

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I have a web site AWS EC2 and I need new EC2 instance for ScyllaDB.

When I deploy ScyllaDB in my own account, do I need minimum configuration details like CPU, RAM, Storage?

I need to deploy ScyllaDB one node in EC2 with low instance. This website is beginning level so I need to start from 5GB storage, 2CPU, 1GB RAM (One Node or One Instance). is this posible?

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**Author:** ![avikivity](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.scylladb.com/avikivity/32/38_2.png) [@avikivity](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/avikivity)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/low-cost-method-for-new-startup/627/2 "2023-06-18T20:21:10Z")

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You can consider t2.small instances with EBS volumes, and scale to larger instances as you grow.

Eventually move to i3en.large when you pass 100GB or so.

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**Author:** ![Indramal\_Wansekara](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.scylladb.com/indramal_wansekara/32/353_2.png) [@Indramal\_Wansekara](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Indramal_Wansekara)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/low-cost-method-for-new-startup/627/3 "2023-06-19T02:22:44Z")

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So do I need 3 number of t2.small instances ? Can’t I use 1 node (Instance) ?

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**Author:** ![Guy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.scylladb.com/guy/32/9_2.png) [@Guy](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Guy)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/low-cost-method-for-new-startup/627/4 "2023-06-19T04:56:04Z")

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If you’re running ScyllaDB in production, it’s recommended to run it on at least 3 nodes.

A good starting point is the [Introduction lesson](https://university.scylladb.com/courses/scylla-essentials-overview/lessons/introduction/) in the Essentials course on ScyllaDB University.  
Another useful resource is the [Getting Started guide](https://docs.scylladb.com/stable/getting-started/index.html) in the Documentation.

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**Author:** ![Indramal\_Wansekara](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.scylladb.com/indramal_wansekara/32/353_2.png) [@Indramal\_Wansekara](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Indramal_Wansekara)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/low-cost-method-for-new-startup/627/5 "2023-06-19T05:30:10Z")

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1. My problem is can i use any AWS instance with any size (micro, small, etc.) for following both methods?

- Method 1 - Use ScyllaDB cloud with AWS EC2 use in my own account
- Method 2 - Use ScyllaDB opensource

1. Any deployment video for AWS EC2 with ScyllaDB opensource?

I read instruction and getting started guide but i did not found any deployment video with ScyllaDB opensource. YouTube have TODO app project with ScyllaDB Cloud.