You could run a domain controller on 256 MB of RAM. Try that with Server 2022.
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Posted by Alex on April 14, 2026
For the rest of us, Windows Server 2003 SP2 will always be remembered as the : not flashy, not modern, but absolutely reliable when the lights were on and the users were hammering the file share. You could run a domain controller on 256 MB of RAM
Let’s be honest: in the age of Azure, Kubernetes, and Nano Server, it’s easy to forget the servers that carried the enterprise world on their shoulders for over a decade. For me, that server will always be . 2026 For the rest of us
I’ve got one about a P2V migration gone wrong at 2 AM…