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Using AWS or similar, you can upgrade to a huge server for just a few hours, then downgrade it once the traffic tapers.
by ucflibrary 14y ago
Using AWS or similar, you can upgrade to a huge server for just a few hours, then downgrade it once the traffic tapers.
- xauronx 14y agoWhat would a micro instance do if the load increases to that degree? Does it actually crash or try to do some scaling? I'm a bit green to aws.
- anderspetersson 14y agoIt does not do automatic scaling, but, if you're expecting a one time spike you can just go with a huge server for that hour.
- AznHisoka 14y agoIt might shut itself down due to too much load. In my experience, I find you can surpass the maximum load by 2 or even 3 times with no problem. But any more than that, and it will just shut down.
- martin-adams 14y agoFortunately for me I'm already using AWS. The trick is getting an understanding of the load limitations of the instance types and where the application will keel over and die.