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Network connectivity is one very big problem. What good is a blazing fast server with 2Mbps (disruptive!) link? This is the very reason a lot of people would ha

• codinghorror 14y ago
  Of course it depends on what you're doing. Running a porn site or image/video sharing service? You're going to go through a ton of bandwidth and that might end up being your bottleneck way more than performance.
  • dholowiski 14y ago
    > Of course it depends on what you're doing. This sums up every comment here. Every web app is a unique snowflake and what works for you (EC2/Dedicated, SSD, RAM bandwidth) is just as unique. Much more important than building your own server, is fully understanding your requirements, and deploying the appropriate solution. But it is still wicked fun to build a server.