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Ask HN: How big is the slashdot-effect of front-page HN post?
Hi,<p>I'm creating a multiplayer free-to-play strategy game using HTML5 Canvas, socket.io and node.js. It's almost complete, and I'll probably do a Show HN post. The source code inside HTML page will not be minified, so anyone could read it and see how I did some stuff (or even write their own client).<p>To save myself a future embarrassment, I'd like to prepare the server(s) well for the incoming traffic in case people really like it and it reaches the front page. Can anyone share some numbers?<p>TIA
- WestCoastJustin 13y agoQuick google search [1]. TaskMessenger.com did a write up on March 1, 2013 [2] about this very thing, which led to 8,040 page views and 6,111 unique visits. JetStrap.com did a write up in October 2012 [3] about this very thing, which led to 20,000 new users. http://shkspr.mobi http://shkspr.mobi did a write up in November 2012 [4] about this very thing, which led to 30,000 extra visitors.. p.s. Getting on HN front page is hard! These people had cool topics and a bit of luck. Do no be surprised if you post and you get 1-2 up votes and that's it. [1] https://www.google.ca/?q=hacker+news+front+page+stats https://www.google.ca/?q=hacker+news+front+page+stats [2] http://taskmessenger.com/blog/index.php/google-analytics-after-our-post-made-hacker-news-frontpage/ http://taskmessenger.com/blog/index.php/google-analytics-aft... [3] http://blog.jetstrap.com/2012/10/20000-users-in-a-week-hn-front-page-post-mortem/ http://blog.jetstrap.com/2012/10/20000-users-in-a-week-hn-fr... [4] http://shkspr.mobi/blog/2012/11/whats-the-front-page-of-hackernews-worth/ http://shkspr.mobi/blog/2012/11/whats-the-front-page-of-hack...
- babuskov 13y agoThanks. Especially shkspr.mobi blog was informative with all the little details. I expected it to be much more, so I guess a single dedicated server will do just fine.
- WestCoastJustin 13y agoYeah, you should check out AWS EC2. You can ramp up to a large server for your anticipated spike and then back down afterwards. That way you are not spending big bucks for a server you don't need yet.