What are the technical requirements for a 50 user server?

Question

Server equipment

There is a small firm. 8 cities for 4-5 users. You need to assemble a server for:
- installing 1c on it
- for storing documents and accessing them
- setting up Internet access and privileges for each user.
The server for us is an ordinary computer with good hardware. I ask to advise iron. Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Based on the requirements, it is better to build two servers
Server 1C - since remote work is supposed (non-resident users), it is preferable to use RDP. At the same time, for each user, it is necessary to allocate as much memory as a working 1C client takes, plus approximately 32-64 MB for other running applications. If 1C works in application server mode with MS SQL, then add a couple of gigs for processes and for caching the database (according to its volume). Well, a couple of gigabytes of memory for the system itself (we have two servers for 100 users - 1C + RDP, 24 gigabytes and MS SQL, 16 gigabytes of RAM, enough back to back). Screws (or SSD) for the system, separately for the database, for SQL - better separately for the log, you can separately for the swap. And, accordingly, Win2012 + 50 user/device CAL + 50 user/device RDS CAL + 50 licenses for MS SQL (or for kernels, which will be cheaper).
File server - it's easier here, you can do it on Linux + Samba. There are no special requirements for hardware, only the volume of screws as needed.
Internet access - in theory, it should be set in each city separately. Here, depending on the desired control, you can install either a Linux + Squid + SquidGuard bundle for full control, or just Mikrotik with channel width adjustment for each user.
If you want to deploy Active Directory, then keep in mind that for its normal operation, it will be desirable to install a separate controller in each branch, and in the head office - the main and backup controllers on different servers.