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title: Lifetime storage
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To forecast your own storage usage, begin with a Mattermost server approximately 600 MB to 800 MB in size including operating system and database, then add the multiplied product of:

- Estimated storage per user per month (see below), multiplied by 12 months in a year
- Estimated mean average number of users in a year
- A 1-2x safety factor