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Do you serve static files? Static file server on a $5 DO droplet should handle the HN front page. There's also free tiers on many CDNs like Fastly/Cloudflare.

Do you serve static files? Static file server on a $5 DO droplet should handle the HN front page. There's also free tiers on many CDNs like Fastly/Cloudflare. Github Pages is also free.

tjwds 4y ago
I used to use zola hosted on Github Pages, but I wanted to improve the publishing workflow, and WordPress was a good fit for that. (Notes on the migration here: https://blog.joewoods.dev/technology/technical-notes-on-migrating-from-zola-to-wordpress/ https://blog.joewoods.dev/technology/technical-notes-on-migr...)
- eatonphil 4y ago
  Check out this thread for recommendations on static site generator plugins on top of Wordpress. Best of both worlds for folks who want high-level publishing. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31396961 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31396961
  - ushakov 4y ago
    you don't even need those a cache with long-enough TTL will do the magic for you https://mish.co/posts/always-cache-your-website/ https://mish.co/posts/always-cache-your-website/
    - deleted 4y ago
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    - iampims 4y ago
      A (local) cache is mostly useful for repeat visitors, not for thousands of unique visitors unless you use a CDN.
- ushakov 4y ago
  funny to hear that i actually migrated from Wordpress to Zola
- tedmiston 4y ago
  Putting the Cloudflare CDN free plan in front should solve the hug of death problem. https://www.cloudflare.com/performance/ensure-application-availability/ https://www.cloudflare.com/performance/ensure-application-av...
- freedomben 4y ago
  I run a few big sites on WordPress, and would totally recommend you use the simply static plugin, and configure nginx to serve those cached files directly so it never hits php. I also usually put cloudflare in front as well, but you can have a screaming fast wordpress site that scales really far by itself without it just with that trick. If you need some dynamism, w3 total cache is also a great choice. If you're not an nginx hacker, there are some great examples around the internet. This page is pretty helpful: https://wordpress.org/support/article/nginx/ https://wordpress.org/support/article/nginx/
spyder 4y ago
Even DO has their free tier for static hosting with global CDN and DDoS mitigation: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-deploy-a-static-website-to-the-cloud-with-digitalocean-app-platform https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-depl... Looks like the free one has only 1GB outbound transfer which wouldn't be enough for a single hug, but the $5/month one has 40GB which might be enough for a hug with text only content.

Do you serve static files? Static file server on a $5 DO droplet should handle the HN front page. There's also free tiers on many CDNs like Fastly/Cloudflare. Github Pages is also free.

tjwds 4y ago

I used to use zola hosted on Github Pages, but I wanted to improve the publishing workflow, and WordPress was a good fit for that. (Notes on the migration here: https://blog.joewoods.dev/technology/technical-notes-on-migrating-from-zola-to-wordpress/ https://blog.joewoods.dev/technology/technical-notes-on-migr...)

eatonphil 4y ago
Check out this thread for recommendations on static site generator plugins on top of Wordpress. Best of both worlds for folks who want high-level publishing. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31396961 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31396961
- ushakov 4y ago
  you don't even need those a cache with long-enough TTL will do the magic for you https://mish.co/posts/always-cache-your-website/ https://mish.co/posts/always-cache-your-website/
  - deleted 4y ago
    [deleted]
  - iampims 4y ago
    A (local) cache is mostly useful for repeat visitors, not for thousands of unique visitors unless you use a CDN.
ushakov 4y ago
funny to hear that i actually migrated from Wordpress to Zola
tedmiston 4y ago
Putting the Cloudflare CDN free plan in front should solve the hug of death problem. https://www.cloudflare.com/performance/ensure-application-availability/ https://www.cloudflare.com/performance/ensure-application-av...
freedomben 4y ago
I run a few big sites on WordPress, and would totally recommend you use the simply static plugin, and configure nginx to serve those cached files directly so it never hits php. I also usually put cloudflare in front as well, but you can have a screaming fast wordpress site that scales really far by itself without it just with that trick. If you need some dynamism, w3 total cache is also a great choice. If you're not an nginx hacker, there are some great examples around the internet. This page is pretty helpful: https://wordpress.org/support/article/nginx/ https://wordpress.org/support/article/nginx/

spyder 4y ago

Even DO has their free tier for static hosting with global CDN and DDoS mitigation: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-deploy-a-static-website-to-the-cloud-with-digitalocean-app-platform https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-depl... Looks like the free one has only 1GB outbound transfer which wouldn't be enough for a single hug, but the $5/month one has 40GB which might be enough for a hug with text only content.