Compute Resources
Allocate CPU and Memory to your backend infrastructure
Compute resources are the fundamental units that represent the processing power and memory available to your projects. The primary compute resources are vCPU and RAM.
This documentation outlines the key aspects of compute resources in the context of the Nhost Cloud Platform.
Shared Compute
In a shared model, compute resources are shared amongst users. This is fine if your services mostly run at low to medium load, occasionally burst for brief periods of time, and can tolerate drops in performance. It is important to understand that the availability of CPU time is not guaranteed.
Free Plan
Projects on the free tier have a total of 2 shared vCPUs and 1 GiB of RAM spread over services as follows:
| Service | CPU (MiB) | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| Postgres | 0.5 | 256 |
| Hasura | 0.5 | 384 |
| Auth | 0.5 | 256 |
| Storage | 0.5 | 128 |
Pro Plan
Projects on the pro tier have a total of 2 shared vCPUs and 2 GiB of RAM spread over services as follows:
| Service | CPU (MiB) | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| Postgres | 0.5 | 512 |
| Hasura | 0.5 | 768 |
| Auth | 0.5 | 384 |
| Storage | 0.5 | 384 |
Dedicated Compute
For production workloads where latency is essential or consistent performance is non-negotiable, we strongly suggest the use of dedicated resources.
To setup dedicated resources for your project, you can either use the Dashboard or the Config.
[hasura.resources.compute]
cpu = 500
memory = 1024
[auth.resources.compute]
cpu = 500
memory = 1024
[postgres.resources.compute]
cpu = 500
memory = 1024
[storage.resources.compute]
cpu = 500
memory = 1024
Disk Performance
By default disks are provisioned with a capacity for 3000 IOPS and 125 Mbps of throughput. If you need higher performance don’t hesitate to contact us.