Minnetonka, United States
Server infrastructure for Farms in Minnetonka
There is no single correct server for Farms; there is a correct one for the workload, the volume and the budget. For a medium Farms business in Minnetonka that is about 2 Cores, 24 GB of memory and 250 GB of storage on VDS.
- ✓ 5 infrastructure tiers
- ✓ Sized for your workload, not a plan name
- ✓ Same price in all 24 locations
Estimated from fibre distance, not measured from Minnetonka. Your real figure depends on your connection and route, and lands inside this range.
Choose the infrastructure for your workload
Three sizes of business, each sized from an assumed traffic figure rather than a measured one. If you know your own numbers, tell us and the estimate changes with them.
Small Farms
1–10 people · ~5,000 visits a month
$116.30 USD USD
per month · VPS
- Single Core
- 10 GB RAM
- 100 GB storage
About 1.5 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 5.6 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Medium Farms Most likely here
11–50 people · ~50,000 visits a month
$262.30 USD USD
per month · VDS
- 2 Cores
- 24 GB RAM
- 250 GB storage
- Managed
About 14.8 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 16 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Large Farms
51+ people · ~500,000 visits a month
$992.65 USD USD
per month · Dedicated Server
- 12 Cores
- 96 GB RAM
- 800 GB storage
- Managed
About 148.2 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 64 GB of working data.
Configure this build →These figures are assumptions stated out loud, not predictions about your business. Memory, cores and disk can all be raised on the same server later, usually within the hour, with no rebuild and no new IP address — so starting one size below the estimate is normally the cheaper mistake.
Why Farms size up this way
Working from about 50,000 visits a month and roughly 213,333 requests a day, peaks run about 6× the average hour, so the build is sized for the busiest moment rather than the typical one.
- 14.8 req/sec at peak
- 16 GB working set
- 12 GB/month growth
- Linux
Which tiers suit Farms
Including the ones that do not, and why — that is usually the more useful half.
| Infrastructure | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Hosting Managed space on a shared server | Not this one | An ERP or practice-management system needs a database tuned to its own workload, which a shared platform will not allow. |
| VPS Flexible virtual infrastructure with full root access | Workable | Enough for a small team, though the working set of a records system tends to outgrow a modest instance quickly. |
| VDS Virtual server with resources pinned to you alone | Recommended | Guaranteed memory is what keeps the database in cache, which is the single biggest factor in how fast these systems feel. |
| Dedicated Server An entire physical server, configured to your specification | Recommended | The usual answer: a records system rewards a large, uncontended memory pool and consistent disk latency. |
| Bare Metal Physical compute for sustained, demanding workloads | Workable | For large deployments, or where the database and application tiers are virtualized onto one physical host. |
Farms workloads you can host
Harvest concentrates the year's data into a few weeks, and spray records are a legal obligation.
- Field records & cropping plans
- Machinery telemetry
- Yield mapping
- Input & spray records
- Compliance returns
Where your server runs
All 24 locations cost the same, so pick whichever sits closest to the people who will actually use the server.
Minnetonka is closest to Chicago. Every marker costs the same per month.
Show all 24 locations and distances from Minnetonka ▾
| Location | Distance | Est. round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Americas · 9 locations | ||
| Chicago, United States | 362 miles | 9–17 ms |
| Toronto, Canada | 703 miles | 17–34 ms |
| Dallas, United States | 857 miles | 21–41 ms |
| Atlanta, United States | 911 miles | 22–44 ms |
| New York, United States | 1,027 miles | 25–50 ms |
| Seattle, United States | 1,382 miles | 33–67 ms |
| Los Angeles, United States | 1,509 miles | 36–73 ms |
| Miami, United States | 1,517 miles | 37–73 ms |
| Santa Clara, United States | 1,560 miles | 38–75 ms |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations | ||
| London, United Kingdom | 4,023 miles | 97–194 ms |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 4,164 miles | 101–201 ms |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 4,261 miles | 103–206 ms |
| Madrid, Spain | 4,328 miles | 104–209 ms |
| Frankfurt, Germany | 4,389 miles | 106–212 ms |
| Milan, Italy | 4,615 miles | 111–223 ms |
| Bucharest, Romania | 5,241 miles | 127–253 ms |
| Tel Aviv, Israel | 6,205 miles | 150–300 ms |
| Asia-Pacific · 7 locations | ||
| Tokyo, Japan | 5,954 miles | 144–287 ms |
| Delhi NCR, India | 7,330 miles | 177–354 ms |
| Hong Kong, China | 7,475 miles | 180–361 ms |
| Kolkata, India | 7,772 miles | 188–375 ms |
| Mumbai, India | 7,933 miles | 192–383 ms |
| Sydney, Australia | 8,992 miles | 217–434 ms |
| Singapore | 9,068 miles | 219–438 ms |
Distances are from Minnetonka. Round trips are estimated from fibre distance, not measured — the figure your users see depends on where they are.
Farms in Minnetonka
The closest of our 24 data centres to Minnetonka is Chicago, about 362 miles away. The price is the same in all 24 locations, so distance is the only variable worth optimising.
Minnetonka has a population of about 51,669, which is why the medium build above is the one most likely to fit a Farms business here — though the other two are a click away if it does not. Local time is America/Chicago, so routine maintenance and backups are scheduled against your overnight rather than ours.
Data stays in the jurisdiction you choose, which matters if you are working to state privacy laws such as the CCPA. Pricing is quoted in USD, and the figure is the same wherever the machine physically sits.
Network reach from Minnetonka
Estimated from fibre distance rather than measured, and stated as a range. Your own access network decides the rest.
| Data centre | Distance from Minnetonka | Estimated round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Chicagoamericas | 362 miles | 9–17 ms |
| Torontoamericas | 703 miles | 17–34 ms |
| Dallasamericas | 857 miles | 21–41 ms |
Minnetonka sits in Minnesota, and every one of our 24 locations costs the same — so the only thing worth optimising is which of them your users are closest to. At the medium size assumed above, that is roughly 213,333 requests a day crossing that link.
Farms hosting in Minnetonka — FAQs
What size server does a Farms business in Minnetonka, MN need?
Where would the server for my Minnetonka, MN business actually run?
Is a VPS enough for Farms, or do we need a dedicated server?
Can you host field records & cropping plans for us?
Can we start smaller and grow?
Other industries in Minnetonka
Same city, different workload.
Farms hosting nearby
The same workload, in the nearest cities.