Server Upgrades Complete, MacRumors Now Snappier

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  1. MacRumors, Nov 13, 2007

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    MacRumors has successfully transitioned to 5 new dedicated servers, replacing our existing servers.

    The upgrades were prompted by the growing popularity of the site and especially our forums which also power the comment section on all news and rumor stories. Beyond the usual daily traffic, launch event (Macworld, iPhone, Leopard) days generally see a burst of traffic which can cause "server busy" messages to appear.

    These upgrades should allow the forums to continue functioning smoothly in face of ongoing growth.

    Readers are encouraged to visit and participate in our Forums. There are a number of areas of interest, including:

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    A full list of forums can be viewed at the forum home and real-time live postings can be followed at spy.macrumors.com

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  2. stoid, Nov 13, 2007

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    Congratulations! This is great news.

    Makes my Safari seem snappier…


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  3. haiggy, Nov 13, 2007

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    Woot. First Safari is snappier.. now MacRumors is snappier. Does that make it snappier^2?
     
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  4. Roderick Usher, Nov 13, 2007

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    MacRumors runs entirely on OS X Server, right? Right? ;)
     
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  5. Hls811, Nov 13, 2007

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    Wow.. it IS snappier!
     
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  6. sososowhat, Nov 13, 2007

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    Are we using the new G5 Powerbook servers?

    Definitely seems snappier to me! Good work.
     
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  7. ruckus, Nov 13, 2007

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    keep up the good work.
     
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  8. arn, Nov 13, 2007

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    fyi, we're on Clovertown-based servers with softlayer.com. Not running on Mac OS X, however. They run variants of Linux.

    Other Notes

    - Forum search should be much better now with some advanced options being tested.
    - You may see some forum slowness weekly at 4:30am EST on Sunday when our full database backup takes place. Incremental backups are taken throughout the week which shouldn't affect performance.

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  9. ruckus, Nov 13, 2007

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    though the front page says there is only one comment on this page. zero before i posted...
     
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  10. Freg3000, Nov 13, 2007

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    5 years later, still the best Mac News/Rumors site. And now it is faster too!

    Job well done Arn.
     
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  11. Daveway, Nov 13, 2007

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    We need a better word because snappier is an understatement.:cool:
     
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  12. Love, Nov 13, 2007

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    Great work! It is VERY snappy.
     
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  13. Eidorian, Nov 13, 2007

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    I like the new sub-forums.
     
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  14. muaddib420, Nov 13, 2007

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    great job, it IS snappier! keep it up. i'm glad you guys are getting more popular, you deserve it! :D
     
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  15. arn, Nov 13, 2007

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    front page is cached, so comment count numbers may be delayed by 15 minutes.

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  16. torero, Nov 13, 2007

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    funny...




    It's always good to hear about improvements. Congratulations.
     
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  17. EagerDragon, Nov 13, 2007

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    Nice and snappy
     
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  18. BKKbill, Nov 13, 2007

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    This upgrade was needed I was getting a lot of server busy. This at times that are opposite the US.
     
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  19. commonpeople, Nov 13, 2007

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    I'm waiting for the first downvote.
     
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  20. iSpud, Nov 13, 2007

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    Excellent power boost to the site. First site I check when I get home from work. Thanks!
     
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  21. Rocketman, Nov 13, 2007

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    I just think it is phunnie they declared it "snappier", especially since it is more so on my install of Safari. :D

    Rocketman
     
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  22. quigleybc, Nov 13, 2007

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    way to go Arn!!

    This is my favorite website, and has been for years.

    I really should donate.

    ......
     
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  23. Sunrunner, Nov 13, 2007

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    kind of a bummer... good PR lost. At least its not IIS or something though ;)
     
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  24. Scarlet Fever, Nov 13, 2007

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    still needs more cowbell
     
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  25. freiheit, Nov 13, 2007

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    After the upgrade, Safari seems snappier. :D

    After the upgrade, Safari seems snappier. :D
     
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