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Netty is a godsend. Java threads are extremely memory-hungry, so async I/O is a must for handling many connections. We routinely handle 200K simultaneous connec

by sehugg 15y ago

Netty is a godsend. Java threads are extremely memory-hungry, so async I/O is a must for handling many connections. We routinely handle 200K simultaneous connections on our push servers without breaking a sweat.

fictorial 15y ago
Mind if I ask what the specs are for those servers?
- sehugg 15y ago
  AWS m1.large. We don't use nearly the entire CPU or memory footprint, but m1.small just is a wee too tiny and there's nothing in between.