Container Sizes
Technical specifications for all available container sizes on Galaxy, covering both Meteor Apps and Web Apps.
Container size determines how much memory and CPU your app gets. Pick the right size from the start and scale up as your traffic grows. Don't overthink it: you can resize at any time.
What is an ECU?
ECU stands for EC2 Compute Unit, Amazon's unit for measuring CPU capacity. The higher the ECU value, the more processing power your container has.
Meteor Apps
Galaxy offers seven container sizes for Meteor applications, from lightweight to high-memory workloads.
| Container | Memory | CPU |
|---|---|---|
| Tiny | 256 MB | 0.3 ECU |
| Compact | 512 MB | 0.5 ECU |
| Standard | 1 GB | 1 ECU |
| Double | 2 GB | 2 ECU |
| Quad | 4 GB | 4 ECU |
| Octa | 8 GB | 8 ECU |
| Dozen | 12 GB | 12 ECU |
Tiny is a great starting point for small apps and prototypes. Standard handles most production apps comfortably. Quad and above are ideal for compute-heavy workloads or apps with high concurrent user counts.
Web Apps
Web Apps (Node.js, Python, AdonisJS, and others) use a different size lineup, starting from the ultra-lightweight Nano.
| Container | Memory | CPU |
|---|---|---|
| Nano | 128 MB | 0.1 ECU |
| Micro | 256 MB | 0.2 ECU |
| Small | 512 MB | 0.5 ECU |
| Medium | 1 GB | 1 ECU |
| Large | 2 GB | 2 ECU |
| XLarge | 4 GB | 4 ECU |
| 2XLarge | 8 GB | 8 ECU |
Nano is the free Sandbox tier option, perfect for experimentation. Medium covers the majority of production use cases. Go Large or above when you're seeing memory pressure or handling significant traffic spikes.
Not sure which size to pick?
Start with the smallest size that seems reasonable and watch your app's memory and CPU metrics after deploying. Galaxy makes it easy to resize containers without downtime.
What's Next?
Versions and Deployments
Understand the difference between versions (your code snapshots) and deployments (your code running). Master rollbacks, configuration changes, and how Galaxy keeps your app live.
Deploy Meteor Apps Using Push to Deploy
Ready to get your app running in production? Galaxy makes it ridiculously simple. With Push to Deploy, you can launch your application directly from your GitHub repository in just a few minutes. No complex setup. No infrastructure headaches. Just your app, live on the internet.