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Show HN: How ShoveBox is Handling MacHeist Traffic

16 points by dangrover 17y ago

dangrover 17y ago
This is a followup to this post: http://news.ycombinator.org/item?id=925592 http://news.ycombinator.org/item?id=925592 - The site got almost 100K uniques this weekend. - I upgraded the server from 256MB to a 2GB slice and it's been handling okay. I also used this as an opportunity to deploy the fancy Django version of the site, at which point it began using a much bigger chunk of the 2GB. I'm gonna try screwing with the settings, caching more, and switching from mod_python to mod_wsgi. - The iPhone app has risen to the #9th most popular paid productivity app on the US App Store. - The Mac app buzzed ahead of some competitors on Wakoopa (like Alexa for desktop apps): http://files.dangrover.com/sbvsyojimbo.png http://files.dangrover.com/sbvsyojimbo.png http://files.dangrover.com/sbvsevernote.png http://files.dangrover.com/sbvsevernote.png
- arram 17y ago
  That's pretty dramatic. Can we see some graphs?
- whalesalad 17y ago
  Definitely switch from mod_python to mod_wsgi. Also try setting up Nginx as a proxy to Apache, using Nginx to serve static media and Apache(+mod_wsgi) for only serving up the dynamic pages.
  - rbranson 17y ago
    Yes, mod_wsgi rules. For maintainability, reliability, and performance, everything else pales when it comes to serving up Python apps.
    - dangrover 17y ago
      Okay, got it on wsgi. You're right. Muuuuuuch better
- avinashv 17y ago
  That's some amazing traffic. I take it that the rise in iPhone sales makes it worth giving away the app for free[1]? How many people got a free license for the desktop app through MacHeist? I also want to chime in with the fact that ShoveBox is one of my favorite apps and was installed the day I bought a Mac for the first time. I press Control+Option+Z to open Quick Jot probably 10 times a day. Thanks! [1] I have no clue how MacHeist gets these apps, so excuse my ignorance if there is some compensation.

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Show HN: How ShoveBox is Handling MacHeist Traffic

16 points by dangrover 17y ago

dangrover 17y ago
This is a followup to this post: http://news.ycombinator.org/item?id=925592 http://news.ycombinator.org/item?id=925592 - The site got almost 100K uniques this weekend. - I upgraded the server from 256MB to a 2GB slice and it's been handling okay. I also used this as an opportunity to deploy the fancy Django version of the site, at which point it began using a much bigger chunk of the 2GB. I'm gonna try screwing with the settings, caching more, and switching from mod_python to mod_wsgi. - The iPhone app has risen to the #9th most popular paid productivity app on the US App Store. - The Mac app buzzed ahead of some competitors on Wakoopa (like Alexa for desktop apps): http://files.dangrover.com/sbvsyojimbo.png http://files.dangrover.com/sbvsyojimbo.png http://files.dangrover.com/sbvsevernote.png http://files.dangrover.com/sbvsevernote.png
- arram 17y ago
  That's pretty dramatic. Can we see some graphs?
- whalesalad 17y ago
  Definitely switch from mod_python to mod_wsgi. Also try setting up Nginx as a proxy to Apache, using Nginx to serve static media and Apache(+mod_wsgi) for only serving up the dynamic pages.
  - rbranson 17y ago
    Yes, mod_wsgi rules. For maintainability, reliability, and performance, everything else pales when it comes to serving up Python apps.
    - dangrover 17y ago
      Okay, got it on wsgi. You're right. Muuuuuuch better
- avinashv 17y ago
  That's some amazing traffic. I take it that the rise in iPhone sales makes it worth giving away the app for free[1]? How many people got a free license for the desktop app through MacHeist? I also want to chime in with the fact that ShoveBox is one of my favorite apps and was installed the day I bought a Mac for the first time. I press Control+Option+Z to open Quick Jot probably 10 times a day. Thanks! [1] I have no clue how MacHeist gets these apps, so excuse my ignorance if there is some compensation.