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Edward Angert e5ba8b7912 docs: update aws instance recommendations (#17344)
from @jatcod3r on Slack:

> for the AWS recs on our [validated
arch](https://coder.com/docs/admin/infrastructure/validated-architectures/1k-users)
docs, should we be referencing customers to use non-T type instances?
> Once you've exceeded EC2's [CPU
credits](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/burstable-performance-instances.html)
Coder starts performing poorly.
> We do suggest to [scale for peak
demand](https://coder.com/docs/tutorials/best-practices/scale-coder#scaling-3),
so does recommending something from the
[cpu](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/#Compute_Optimized) or
[memory
optimized](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/#Memory_Optimized)
types make sense?


[preview](https://coder.com/docs/@aws-ec2-arch/admin/infrastructure/validated-architectures#aws-instance-types)

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Co-authored-by: EdwardAngert <17991901+EdwardAngert@users.noreply.github.com>
2025-04-10 14:35:29 -04:00

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Reference Architecture: up to 1,000 users

The 1,000 users architecture is designed to cover a wide range of workflows. Examples of subjects that might utilize this architecture include medium-sized tech startups, educational units, or small to mid-sized enterprises.

Target load: API: up to 180 RPS

High Availability: non-essential for small deployments

Hardware recommendations

Coderd nodes

Users Node capacity Replicas GCP AWS Azure
Up to 1,000 2 vCPU, 8 GB memory 1-2 nodes, 1 coderd each n1-standard-2 m5.large Standard_D2s_v3

Footnotes:

  • For small deployments (ca. 100 users, 10 concurrent workspace builds), it is acceptable to deploy provisioners on coderd nodes.

Provisioner nodes

Users Node capacity Replicas GCP AWS Azure
Up to 1,000 8 vCPU, 32 GB memory 2 nodes, 30 provisioners each t2d-standard-8 c5.2xlarge Standard_D8s_v3

Footnotes:

  • An external provisioner is deployed as Kubernetes pod.

Workspace nodes

Users Node capacity Replicas GCP AWS Azure
Up to 1,000 8 vCPU, 32 GB memory 64 nodes, 16 workspaces each t2d-standard-8 m5.2xlarge Standard_D8s_v3

Footnotes:

  • Assumed that a workspace user needs at minimum 2 GB memory to perform. We recommend against over-provisioning memory for developer workloads, as this my lead to OOMKiller invocations.
  • Maximum number of Kubernetes workspace pods per node: 256

Database nodes

Users Node capacity Replicas Storage GCP AWS Azure
Up to 1,000 2 vCPU, 8 GB memory 1 node 512 GB db-custom-2-7680 db.m5.large Standard_D2s_v3

Footnotes for AWS instance types:

  • For production deployments, we recommend using non-burstable instance types, such as m5 or c5, instead of burstable instances, such as t3. Burstable instances can experience significant performance degradation once CPU credits are exhausted, leading to poor user experience under sustained load.