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1. e1ven+s2[view] [source] 2013-02-15 23:49:00
>>pg+(OP)
For all the flak HN gets about fnid problems, etc, it's still awe-inspiring to me that such a popular site runs on a single server, with so little admintime ;)
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2. brador+k8[view] [source] 2013-02-16 01:26:27
>>e1ven+s2
Just how popular is HN?

Anyone got info on uniques or pageviews a month?

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3. pg+vd[view] [source] 2013-02-16 03:14:43
>>brador+k8
We currently get just over 200k uniques and just under 2m page views on weekdays (less on weekends).
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4. pitchu+Lj[view] [source] 2013-02-16 06:05:23
>>pg+vd
Does a single server support this level of traffic? That is pretty impressive - it would be great to learn about the server's hardware and software configuration.
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5. jbvers+Rq[view] [source] 2013-02-16 09:43:33
>>pitchu+Lj
Around 40-60 requests per second, of which almost anything an be cached. Any single server should suffice.
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6. markok+bt[view] [source] 2013-02-16 11:18:48
>>jbvers+Rq
But you would need at least 30 Heroku dynos to handle that reliably ;)
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