How many simultaneous users can a BigBlueButton server support?
As a rule of the thumb, we recommend you use BigBlueButton for on-line classes of twenty-five (25) users or less. You can run multiple on-line classes on a BigBlueButton server. We don’t give out recommendations for the maximum number users a BigBlueButton server can support, as it’s so dependent on the bandwidth usage, server capacity, and user activity. Members of our community periodically host stress tests for BigBlueButton, which gives others a data point on what a particular server was able to handle. For the upcoming BigBlueButton 0.8, here were the results from a stress test of an internal build of 0.8. For the current BigBlueButton 0.71a,here were the results from a stress test. Take any stress test with a grain of salt. There are many variables at play: • Server: CPU memory, disks space, and bandwidth • Usage scenarios (# of webcams and use of desktop sharing) • Upstream bandwidth from clients • Configuration of BigBlueButton • Version of BigBlueButton Every usage scenario is
