Re: [belenios-discuss] Maximum number of voters

[Stéphane Glondu <stephane.glondu AT inria.fr>]

Hello,

Le 26/04/2021 à 14:37, Alban Bruder a écrit :
> I was wondering what limits the number of possible participants in an
> election. For our student council elections, we have to hold an election
> with ~4000 voters. In our own Belenios instance it says that a maximum
> of 1000 voters can be added. On belenios.loria.fr, a maximum of 2500
> voters can participate.
> 
> Is there a specific reason for this limitation? My guess is
> "maxmailsatonce". But does this really matter if emails are sent by the
> credential authority and OIDC or CAS authentication is in use?

Your guess is right! No limitation is enforced for elections where the
server sends no e-mails itself (e.g. with OIDC or CAS authentication).

However, Belenios has been extensively tested only with elections with
~5000 voters. I am not aware of any actual election so big. Any feedback
with greater numbers is welcome.


Cheers,

-- 
Stéphane