Limitations when using Windows as platform ?

[Gilbert Rebhan]

Hello,

we're planning to install Bitbucket on Windows Server 2012.
The documentation says :

Microsoft Windows = up to 500 users, not more than 500 users

Does that mean 500 concurrent users or 500 users at all. Do i need another instance when i have more than 500 users ?

Are there any other limitations when running on Windows that are not documentated but known from practical experience ?

Regards, Gilbert

[Christian Glockner]

Hi Gilbert,

The limit here refers to the license (i.e. the maximum number of concurrent users). If you have a license for more than 500 users you'll need to use Linux as the operating system.

Cheers,

Christian

Premier Support Engineer

Atlassian

[Gilbert Rebhan]

Hi Christian,

thanks for quick response. What are the concrete reasons to not support more than 500 concurrent users on Windows ? Is this an limitation caused by OS shortcomings ?

Regards, Gilbert

[Christian Glockner]

Hi Gilbert,

My understanding is that this is essentially down to performance differences that we've observed between Windows and Linux environments.

Cheers,

Christian

Premier Support Engineer

Atlassian