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> A single bare metal server is more reliable than most people think it is. Well, two, presumably. Otherwise you can't reboot without taking the website offlin
by tomsmeding 4y ago
> A single bare metal server is more reliable than most people think it is.
Well, two, presumably. Otherwise you can't reboot without taking the website offline.
- stavros 4y agoSometimes that's fine, we can go without HN for five minutes once every few months.
- theandrewbailey 4y agoFew months? I notice HN down for a few minutes about once a week.
- NorwegianDude 4y agoIf you want it to be online, why turn it off or reboot in the first place? You can run updates without rebooting, at least on Linux.
- tomsmeding 4y agoCan't replace the kernel though, and updating the web server application itself is going to be hard too. Unless it's some Erlang like hotpluggable server I guess.
- fragmede 4y ago> Can't replace the kernel though Yes you can, since 2008. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksplice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksplice