The recommended minimum RAM is 1GB.
To check the random access memory (RAM) available, use the following command:
$ cat /proc/meminfo
total: used: free: shared: buffers: cached: Mem:4084117504 395767808 3688349696 59658240 319209472 34263040 Swap: 2097405952 626688 2096779264 MemTotal: 3988396 kB MemFree: 3601904 kB MemShared: 58260 kB Buffers: 311728 kB Cached: 33460 kB BigTotal: 3112956 kB BigFree: 3099904 kB SwapTotal 2048248 kB SwapFree: 2047636 kB