by Chacal » Wed Jun 01, 2011 8:40 pm
Yes, and yes.
Technically, it's always on-line, because you are using network protocols to talk to services.
The good news is, it is a client-server architecture. Client and server can run on any computer, even both on the same machine. Just use 127.0.0.1 as the IP address. The only limit is the performance of the machine.
For an even more flexible setup, use virtual machines. That way you can easily move them to any physical machines if performance problems arise.
Chacal
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