Question
32 bit vs 64 bit linux?
I'm planning to deploy a Django (Python) app on Apache + MySQL using Ubuntu linux and I wonder if there will be any difference between running it a 32 bit OS vs 64 bit. I installed a 32 bit version of ubuntu thinking that is might use a bit less memory, but I don't really know. Is there any advantage to use a 64 bit OS? I want to keep memory usage down and I will try to deploy with a 512MB or 1024 MB droplet.
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32bit linux can handle up to 3GB ram, (more if kernel uses PAE)
64bit systems do ot have this limit but usually require ~ 1.7 x ram for the same processes compared to 32 bit systems.
my advice: use 32bit OSes for droplets up to 2GB.