Can this server handle the digg effect?

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by lpxxfaintxx, Jan 9, 2008.

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    Quad Core Xeon 3210 - 2.13GHz (Kentsfield) - 2 x 4MB cache
    2 GB DDR2 667
    100 Mbps Public & Private Networks Uplink Speed
    1000 GB Bandwidth
    5 IP Addresses


    Of course, most parts of the pages will be cached.
     
    lpxxfaintxx, Jan 9, 2008 IP
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    If all of the pages are cached and not dynamically generated, than that should be able to handle it. Please make sure everything is properly configured. =)
     
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    Damm Quad core Is digg that popular?
     
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    Yes. The thing with digg is that it sends literally thousands of hits in seconds, almost acting like a DDoS attack. If the hits were spread out over time, it would be much easier on the server.
     
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    An AMD Sempron is 512mb of ram could handle a front page digg article with ONLY static pages, if running Linux and apache (oh and if I tuned it all for you)!
     
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