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Hello everyone! We're adding more servers today in the Seattle datacenter to load balance the instance.

Things may be unavailable during migrations, but we are here to GROW and you are welcome to grow with us!

Thank you everyone for your patience and support. A tip for now when uploading images is try a smaller size as that will speed up the conversion of your post.

#mastodon #grow #server #upgrade

Nov 5, 2022 at 4:36pmWeb
Show threadThe DoctorNov 5, 2022
@SDF Would you mind writing up how you scale? There doesn't seem to be much out there on distributing the functions of Mastodon across multiple servers.
Show threadcorburnNov 6, 2022
@drwho @SDF I imagine load balancing the postgres database would be a component: https://severalnines.com/blog/comparing-load-balancers-postgresql/
Comparing Load Balancers for PostgreSQL | Severalnines

Load balancing in PostgreSQL increases system performance, especially from the application standpoint, allowing several computers to serve the same data. In this blog, we'll compare  those load balancers and look at how beneficial it is for your PostgreSQL workload.

Severalnines
Show threadLynne JackierNov 5, 2022
@SDF Thank you for making room for us noobies!
Show threadMichael SingletaryNov 5, 2022
@SDF Thank you so much for working on expanding capacity and availability of this server! Happy to have such a welcoming space for SDFers and new Mastodons.
Show threadEscarpmentNov 5, 2022
@SDF thanks! Sounds like scaling up is something lots of servers are going to have questions about so more documentation the better.
Show threadKrabbyKoderNov 5, 2022
@SDF Viva la SDF!
Show threadniedzmeskiNov 6, 2022
@SDF Is there a place to see how many folks have signed up for Mastodon world wide?