Some of you may have noticed strange stuff going on with profile and item images. Sometimes they're there, sometimes they're not.
This has to do with when we went to a mulitple web server configuration a few weeks ago. Because the images are saved locally on either one server or the other, you will see or them or not see them depending on what server you're hitting.
We have a fix in the works that will sync all images across all servers - this should be up some time next week.
Showing posts with label servers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label servers. Show all posts
8/9/07
4/4/07
The Impact of RateItAll's New Quad Web Server
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2/20/07
Email Alerts Fixed
I'd say that the installation of the new quad core server went incredibly smoothly. There was limited downtime, and as of yet, no serious bugs that arose.
The only moderately impactful glitch that I'm aware of was the inability of the new Web server to talk to the email server. This meant that stuff like email alerts when someone sent you a message wasn't working.
I'm happy to say that we've resolved this, and that all email alerts should be working again.
The only moderately impactful glitch that I'm aware of was the inability of the new Web server to talk to the email server. This meant that stuff like email alerts when someone sent you a message wasn't working.
I'm happy to say that we've resolved this, and that all email alerts should be working again.
2/17/07
Fast Enough For You?
The new server is up, and the site is screamingly fast for me right now. Holy smokes - what a difference.
There's an issue with profile pages that we're working on. Hopefully we'll have this fixed shortly.
There's an issue with profile pages that we're working on. Hopefully we'll have this fixed shortly.
2/16/07
Update
So we're not flipping the switch on the new server today. It's taken longer than expected to get the new server configured, so it looks like it's going to be tomorrow.
We've also finished development on some very cool publishing features. I think you'll find that these new features will allow for better self expression, as well place RateItAll posts more directly in the conversation that takes place in the blogosphere.
More on this to follow, and we expect to turn these new features on tomorrow as well.
We've also finished development on some very cool publishing features. I think you'll find that these new features will allow for better self expression, as well place RateItAll posts more directly in the conversation that takes place in the blogosphere.
More on this to follow, and we expect to turn these new features on tomorrow as well.
2/15/07
Scheduled Downtime - New Server Going In
Guys, it looks like there's going to be some scheduled downtime today when we put the new quad core online. I'll let you know when I have a definitive time.
2/14/07
Big Day Tomorrow
Two big things happening tomorrow:
- We're putting the new quad core web server online
- We're turning on some cool new publishing features (I think you'll like them)
- We're putting the new quad core web server online
- We're turning on some cool new publishing features (I think you'll like them)
2/12/07
Server Update
That new, rocket-fast, quad core web server will be arriving this afternoon. We should be able to have it up and running by tomorrow or Wednesday. I can't wait.
2/3/07
Server Update
Well, I bit the bullet and put in an order for about the most powerful Web server on the planet. It's only been on the market for a few months, and is supposed to be rocket fast. I asked my web host about what kind of upgrade I can expect over what we have in place on the Web server now. Here's his response:
So we should be talking significant, visible improvement. The pages should be snapping fast once we get this new box in there.
The parts should arrive on Friday, and we should have the new box in early next week. I'm pretty excited.
In the mean time, Google has kindly slowed the rate that their crawler is hitting RIA pages. This has given us a reprieve, and there shouldn't be any significant problems until we can get the new box in.
The difference is insane, think VW Bug to Ferrari. The AMD 2400MP was good when it was new, but it's nothing compared to this setup. The QuadCore can process 32 times the information per cycle, with 8 more cycles per given period, not to
mention it has over double the cache per processor.
So we should be talking significant, visible improvement. The pages should be snapping fast once we get this new box in there.
The parts should arrive on Friday, and we should have the new box in early next week. I'm pretty excited.
In the mean time, Google has kindly slowed the rate that their crawler is hitting RIA pages. This has given us a reprieve, and there shouldn't be any significant problems until we can get the new box in.
1/31/07
Growing Pains
We're wrapping up another month of double digit growth (percentage terms) - that's five straight months of solid growth.
Unfortunately, our Web server is feeling the strain now. You may have noticed that during mid day hours, the site gets really sluggish.
We've been scrambling for the last few weeks to keep things moving - blocking over-aggressive bots, slowing down Googlebot, and doing little optimizations. These are all short term solutions, however, and are not going to cut it for much longer.
To make a long story short, I've decided to bite the bullet and just put in a quote for a new high end, quad Web server to complement our monster database server. With luck, we'll have a new box in on Friday or early next week.
Unfortunately, our Web server is feeling the strain now. You may have noticed that during mid day hours, the site gets really sluggish.
We've been scrambling for the last few weeks to keep things moving - blocking over-aggressive bots, slowing down Googlebot, and doing little optimizations. These are all short term solutions, however, and are not going to cut it for much longer.
To make a long story short, I've decided to bite the bullet and just put in a quote for a new high end, quad Web server to complement our monster database server. With luck, we'll have a new box in on Friday or early next week.
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