# Seeking Advice on Hardware Specifications for ELK-based Log Monitoring System

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/seeking-advice-on-hardware-specifications-for-elk-based-log-monitoring-system/375888>\
**Category:** Elastic Agent\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-monitoring, filebeat, metricbeat\
**Created:** [March 14, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/seeking-advice-on-hardware-specifications-for-elk-based-log-monitoring-system/375888 "2025-03-14T05:53:30Z")\
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Hello,

I am planning to set up an ELK-based log monitoring system on internal servers and would appreciate some guidance on determining the appropriate hardware specifications.

I am looking for advice on hardware requirements based on system scale and expected log data volume, particularly regarding **CPU** , **memory** , and **disk I/O performance**. Additionally, any recommendations on optimizing performance for **log collection frequency** and **expected traffic** would be very helpful.

If anyone has experience with this setup, I would greatly appreciate any insights on key factors or considerations when estimating hardware specs.

Thank you in advance!