# Specification PC/Computer for using Suricata

**URL:** <https://forum.suricata.io/t/specification-pc-computer-for-using-suricata/6069>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** ips, community, suricata\
**Created:** [October 20, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/specification-pc-computer-for-using-suricata/6069 "2025-10-20T07:10:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Masesolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Masesolo](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Masesolo)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/specification-pc-computer-for-using-suricata/6069/1 "2025-10-20T07:10:39Z")

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> Hi everyone,
> 
> please help, i want to deploy suricata in my office, i want to know how to choosen specification (Processor, RAM, Disk) PC/server? if in mikrotik i saw 1000 users connection, and there are 200mbps troughput.
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> - Suricata version = 7.0.7
> - Operating system and/or Linux distribution = Ubuntu 22.04
> - How you installed Suricata = from source

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**Author:** ![james1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/james1/32/3739_2.png) [@james1](https://forum.suricata.io/u/james1)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/specification-pc-computer-for-using-suricata/6069/2 "2025-10-20T18:16:24Z")

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Hi @Masesolo,

Thanks for your question! Deploying Suricata for office networks requires balancing traffic throughput, number of users, and the features you want (IDS vs IPS, logging, full packet capture, etc.). since Suricata is multi-threaded, so I think more cores = better performance. For memory, 8–16 GB RAM is usually sufficient. You can find more right [here](https://suricata.io/).

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**Author:** ![Masesolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Masesolo](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Masesolo)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/specification-pc-computer-for-using-suricata/6069/3 "2025-10-21T09:46:33Z")

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Ok tq for your advices bro @james1 , i will implement suricata as transparan mode inline (IPS).

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**Author:** ![james1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/james1/32/3739_2.png) [@james1](https://forum.suricata.io/u/james1)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2025, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/specification-pc-computer-for-using-suricata/6069/4 "2025-10-22T09:51:14Z")

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That’s awesome @Masesolo , you can visit the YouTube channel for more info. [Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVPys7drDmU). Though this would be the best thread to follow [About the Help category](https://forum.suricata.io/t/about-the-help-category/11) , for installing or setting up suricata.

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**Author:** ![james1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/james1/32/3739_2.png) [@james1](https://forum.suricata.io/u/james1)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/specification-pc-computer-for-using-suricata/6069/5 "2025-10-23T13:24:55Z")

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hello @Masesolo , any updates ?. Are you up and running