Selma, United States
Server infrastructure for Headless CMS in Selma
Infrastructure for Headless CMS is a question of matching the machine to the application, then putting it near the people using it. For a small Headless CMS business in Selma that is about Single Core, 3 GB of memory and 30 GB of storage on Shared Hosting.
- ✓ 5 infrastructure tiers
- ✓ Sized for your workload, not a plan name
- ✓ Same price in all 24 locations
Estimated from fibre distance, not measured from Selma. 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 Headless CMS Most likely here
1–10 people · ~5,000 visits a month
On request
Shared Hosting
- Single Core
- 3 GB RAM
- 30 GB storage
About 0.2 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 0.2 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Medium Headless CMS
11–50 people · ~50,000 visits a month
On request
Shared Hosting
- Single Core
- 3 GB RAM
- 30 GB storage
- Managed
The same build as small — at 2.4 requests a second this workload still fits comfortably, so there is nothing to gain by paying for more.
Configure this build →Large Headless CMS
51+ people · ~500,000 visits a month
$78.50 USD USD
per month · VPS
- Single Core
- 6 GB RAM
- 50 GB storage
- Managed
About 24.1 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 2 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 Headless CMS size up this way
Working from about 5,000 visits a month and roughly 4,167 requests a day, peaks run about 5× the average hour, so the build is sized for the busiest moment rather than the typical one.
- 0.2 req/sec at peak
- 0.2 GB working set
- 0 GB/month growth
- Linux
Which tiers suit Headless CMS
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 | Recommended | A brochure site with light traffic runs comfortably on shared hosting, and the managed platform means no server to look after. |
| VPS Flexible virtual infrastructure with full root access | Recommended | A VPS gives you root, your own PHP and Nginx versions, and room for the site to grow past what shared hosting allows. |
| VDS Virtual server with resources pinned to you alone | Workable | Worth moving to once the site fronts an application rather than pages, or when a slow neighbour has cost you a lead. |
| Dedicated Server An entire physical server, configured to your specification | Workable | More machine than a brochure site needs, but the right answer when it sits alongside other systems on the same box. |
| Bare Metal Physical compute for sustained, demanding workloads | Not this one | Bare metal is sized for sustained heavy compute; a brochure site would leave almost all of it idle. |
Headless CMS workloads you can host
Rebuilds are the spike: an editor saves a page and the whole site regenerates.
- Content API
- Build & deploy hooks
- Media transforms
- Preview environments
- CDN invalidation
Where your server runs
All 24 locations cost the same, so pick whichever sits closest to the people who will actually use the server.
Selma is closest to Atlanta. Every marker costs the same per month.
Show all 24 locations and distances from Selma ▾
| Location | Distance | Est. round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Americas · 9 locations | ||
| Atlanta, United States | 178 miles | 4–9 ms |
| Dallas, United States | 569 miles | 14–27 ms |
| Miami, United States | 617 miles | 15–30 ms |
| Chicago, United States | 655 miles | 16–32 ms |
| Toronto, Canada | 880 miles | 21–42 ms |
| New York, United States | 921 miles | 22–44 ms |
| Los Angeles, United States | 1,801 miles | 43–87 ms |
| Santa Clara, United States | 1,998 miles | 48–96 ms |
| Seattle, United States | 2,118 miles | 51–102 ms |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations | ||
| London, United Kingdom | 4,380 miles | 106–211 ms |
| Madrid, Spain | 4,493 miles | 108–217 ms |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 4,559 miles | 110–220 ms |
| Frankfurt, Germany | 4,771 miles | 115–230 ms |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 4,808 miles | 116–232 ms |
| Milan, Italy | 4,937 miles | 119–238 ms |
| Bucharest, Romania | 5,669 miles | 137–274 ms |
| Tel Aviv, Israel | 6,584 miles | 159–318 ms |
| Asia-Pacific · 7 locations | ||
| Tokyo, Japan | 6,847 miles | 165–331 ms |
| Delhi NCR, India | 8,104 miles | 196–391 ms |
| Hong Kong, China | 8,405 miles | 203–406 ms |
| Kolkata, India | 8,626 miles | 208–416 ms |
| Mumbai, India | 8,639 miles | 209–417 ms |
| Sydney, Australia | 9,113 miles | 220–440 ms |
| Singapore | 9,999 miles | 241–483 ms |
Distances are from Selma. Round trips are estimated from fibre distance, not measured — the figure your users see depends on where they are.
Headless CMS in Selma
The closest of our 24 data centres to Selma is Atlanta, about 178 miles away. The price is the same in all 24 locations, so distance is the only variable worth optimising.
Selma has a population of about 19,519, which is why the small build above is the one most likely to fit a Headless CMS 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 Selma
Estimated from fibre distance rather than measured, and stated as a range. Your own access network decides the rest.
| Data centre | Distance from Selma | Estimated round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantaamericas | 178 miles | 4–9 ms |
| Dallasamericas | 569 miles | 14–27 ms |
| Miamiamericas | 617 miles | 15–30 ms |
Selma sits in Alabama, 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 small size assumed above, that is roughly 4,167 requests a day crossing that link.
Headless CMS hosting in Selma — FAQs
What size server does a Headless CMS business in Selma, AL need?
Where would the server for my Selma, AL business actually run?
Is a VPS enough for Headless CMS, or do we need a dedicated server?
Can you host content API for us?
Can we start smaller and grow?
Other industries in Selma
Same city, different workload.
Headless CMS hosting nearby
The same workload, in the nearest cities.