I am hosting TC 10 in a Virtual Machine, running on a standalone PC. I pretty much run everything on the same VM: Windows OS, web/app server ((IIS), database server (MSSQL), search server (TC Search), Job Scheduler, the whole enchilada. I even use VirtualBox 5 as "hypervisor". Runs pretty smooth and fast. I made sure that the PC has multiple CPU cores, bit of RAM, and SSD storage. That's basically it. I agree with Mason that you need at least a virtual machine for hosting. That should not be too difficult.
I am hosting TC 10 in a Virtual Machine, running on a standalone PC. I pretty much run everything on the same VM: Windows OS, web/app server ((IIS), database server (MSSQL), search server (TC Search), Job Scheduler, the whole enchilada. I even use VirtualBox 5 as "hypervisor". Runs pretty smooth and fast. I made sure that the PC has multiple CPU cores, bit of RAM, and SSD storage. That's basically it. I agree with Mason that you need at least a virtual machine for hosting. That should not be too difficult.
As long as its understood, for any community of size this configuration is not recommended. As traffic increases the platform requires more powerful servers performing more isolated duties.
I should add that my setup is basically a proof-of-concept to demonstrate the look-and-feel and capabilities of TC10. As soon as we go into production, my VM is exploded into functional components by the IT department. They virtualize each functional component separately.
