Recommended Resources for a Virtual Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare
You should be configure a Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare with sufficient CPUs, memory, and disk space for the applications that you are using.
The minimum requirements for a virtualMirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare are one CPU and 1GB of memory. However, for larger workloads, you need more CPUs and memory. You can use this general guide to help you decide how many CPUs and how much RAM and disk space you should have, based on the Mirth® Connect applications you have installed.
If you are installing multiple products from the following list, you should add up the disk space and RAM but not necessarily the number of CPUs.
| Product | CPUs | RAM (GB) | Disk Space (GB) | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirth® Connect | 1 | 4 | 200 | Moving large files may require additional memory. |
| Postgres® | 4 | |||
| OS | 2 | |||
| Mirth® Results | 2 | 4 | 500 | Add 1GB RAM and 500GB disk space per million lives |
| Mirth® Match | 2 | 4 | 300 | Add 1GB RAM and 300GB disk space per million lives |
| Mirth® Mail | 2 | 4 | 200 | |
| Mirth® NwHIN Gateway | 1 | 2 | 50 |