--- schema_version: "1" id: 147dd30f884499434357ca86760344882140723e4ff156b1c1fb3c85c87b7235 title: Selecting an AWS Instance Type and Size collection: tableau version: next locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/tableau/next/en-us/server-linux/ts_aws_virtual_machine_selection.md canonical_url: https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/server-linux/en-us/ts_aws_virtual_machine_selection.htm source_site: help.tableau.com content_type: documentation content_hash: d02af8dc73be7c57e33807d90924446ba6de74025b84ea71d54517e3240b0760 description: Deployments on public clouds continue to be supported but the content for third-party public cloud deployments is no longer updated --- [Skip to main content](#main-content) # Selecting an AWS Instance Type and Size ## This is archived content Deployments on public clouds continue to be supported but the content for third-party public cloud deployments is no longer updated. For the latest Tableau Server deployment content, see the [Deploy](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-us/install.htm) section of Tableau Server help. For those customers who have access, we recommend Tableau Cloud. For more details, see: - [Tableau Cloud Manual Migration Guide](https://help.tableau.com/current/guides/migration/en-us/emg_intro.htm) - [Tableau Cloud Trial for Admin](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-us/install.htm) - [Tableau Cloud: Get Started for Admin](https://www.tableau.com/learn/get-started/online-admin) ## Introduction Choosing the right instance for your workload is an important factor for a successful Tableau Server deployment. You can choose from a wide range of Amazon EC2 instance types. For a complete list of all available instance types and sizes, see [Amazon EC2 Instance Types](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/) at the AWS website. At minimum, a 64-bit Tableau Server requires a 4-core CPU (the equivalent of 8 AWS vCPUs) and 64 GB RAM. However, a total of 8 CPU cores (16 AWS vCPUs) and 128 GB RAM are strongly recommended for a single production Amazon EC2 instance. An AWS vCPU is a single hyperthread of a two-thread Intel Xeon core for M5, M4, C5, C4, R4, and R4 instances. A simple way to think about this is that an AWS vCPU is equal to half a physical core. Therefore, when choosing an Amazon EC2 instance size, you should double number of cores you have purchased or wish to deploy with. Example: You have purchased an 8 core license for Tableau Server (or need to support enough active users where 8 cores are warranted). You should choose an Amazon EC2 instance type with 16 vCPUs. For more information about how many vCPUs equal a physical core, see [Physical Cores by Amazon EC2 and RDS DB Instance Type](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/physicalcores/) at the AWS website. ## Typical instance types and sizes for development, test, and production environments - C5.4xlarge (suitable for development environments only) - m5.4xlarge (suitable for development or testing environments only) - r5.4xlarge (suitable for development, testing, or production environments) **Note:** Installing Tableau Server on Amazon EC2 T2 instances is not supported. For a performance comparison of various Amazon EC2 instance types that have been tested with Tableau Server, see [Tableau at the Speed of EC2](https://www.tableau.com/learn/whitepapers/tableau-speed-of-aws-ec2). ### Recommended specifications for a single production instance

Component/Resource

Amazon Web Services

CPU

16+ vCPU

Operating System

Amazon Linux 2

	2023.1.8+	2023.3.0	2023.3.1 - 2024.2.11	2024.2.12+	2025.1.x - 2025.3.0	2025.3.1+	2026.2.x
AlmaLinux 8.x
AlmaLinux 9.x
AlmaLinux 10.x
Amazon Linux 2
Amazon Linux 2023
CentOS 7.9+ (not 8.x)
CentOS Stream 8.x
CentOS Stream 9.x
CentOS Stream 10.x
Oracle Linux 7.3+
Oracle Linux 8.x
Oracle Linux 9.x
Oracle Linux 10.x
RHEL 7.3+
RHEL 8.3+
RHEL 9.x
RHEL 10.x
Rocky Linux 8.x
Rocky Linux 9.x
Rocky Linux 10.x
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Memory

128+ GB RAM (4GB RAM per vCPU)

Storage

Two volumes:

30-50 GiB volume for the operating system

100 GiB or larger volume for Tableau Server

Storage type

EBS recommended (SSD (gp2) or Provisioned IOPS)

Disk latency

Less than or equal to 20ms as measured by the iostat command in Linux.