Most forums were small when they were first launched. Unless you have the ability to make the forum the top of the industry at once, it is usually better to develop slowly from small to large. The forum is only small, 300M is enough. If you come to the new station to add more members, it is recommended to buy more than 500 m.1000 people. 1G to 2G is enough. Forums are generally membership maps, and software takes up space, especially pictures are uploaded more. You can consider upgrading this later.

To make a forum website and buy space and database, you need to choose according to your website. If your website program is php, the database can be mysql. As mentioned above, the website has just started running, so it doesn't need much space to avoid wasting resources. If it forms a certain scale, you can choose domestic vps, cloud host or independent server!

Besides the above, we also need to consider whether it is a double line or a single line. Single line refers to telecom or netcom. Double-wire refers to the simultaneous access of server telecom and Netcom.

If it is a single-wire telecom, the access speed of domestic telecom users is no problem, but if the visitor is Netcom, the speed may be slightly slower.

If it is a double line, the speed of domestic telecom users accessing telecommunications is no problem, and the speed of visitors accessing Netcom is no problem. Double-line BGP technology can be used to identify whether the visitors are telecom or netcom, so that both telecom and netcom visitors can get a relatively smooth speed. Although the two-wire system has solved the obstacle of telephone and Netcom exchange visits, the space cost is correspondingly high. So generally speaking, we will make our own choices according to the needs of visitors and the cost of building a station.