# Ignition Gateway Server SSD vs HDD

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-server-ssd-vs-hdd/112811>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [December 15, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-server-ssd-vs-hdd/112811 "2025-12-15T12:53:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![meg101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@meg101](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/meg101)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-server-ssd-vs-hdd/112811/1 "2025-12-15T12:53:56Z")

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Hi,

I’m looking at sizing a server for an ignition project and was wondering if there’s any reason I can’t have a HDD over an SSD. Trying to keep costs down and there is a significant difference in price.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-server-ssd-vs-hdd/112811/2 "2025-12-15T13:15:06Z")

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I wouldn’t, especially in Ignition 8.3.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-server-ssd-vs-hdd/112811/3 "2025-12-15T13:31:45Z")

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I wouldn't, in any version.

In v8.1 and earlier, certain resources are read from, and any configuration changes have to be written to, a SQLite file in a single-threaded library. Any extra latency there will have an impact on many workloads.