disintegr8te Nov 27, 2022
Jerry 🦙💝🦙

I just wrote a post about the current state of growth in infosec.exchange at the one month mark post E-day here: https://blog.infosec.exchange/2022/11/27/an-update-on-growth-of-infosec-exchange/

Note: I installed a plugin that will allow you to follow blog posts there by following @[email protected]

An update on growth of infosec.exchange – Infosec Exchange Blog

Nov 27, 2022 at 4:37pmWeb
Show threadRoy ThomasNov 27, 2022
@jerry @[email protected] Thats over 170X increase in users in 30 days :) I used to be a Sysadmin for a long time, and was responsible for multiple data centers so I know the challenges. But no one sane enough builds a just-in-case plan to increase capacity 170X within 30 days :)
Show threadJerry 🦙💝🦙Nov 27, 2022
@chromedevice @[email protected] it was an exciting time in my life, to be sure. We grew from one server to 10 in that period. The 10 gives a bunch of headroom, though.
Show threadRoy ThomasNov 27, 2022
@jerry @[email protected] Do you have a recommendation on where more architectural discussions are going on for Mastodon scale challenges ? For example: if you are running 10 independent servers, is someone working on optmizing Mastodon to reduce egress traffic (or URL pings to servers) and allow your 10 instances to share resources ?
Show threadJerry 🦙💝🦙Nov 27, 2022

@chromedevice @[email protected] that's a good question. The 10 servers comprise the single instance that is infosec.exchange.

There are two front end web servers running nginx and puma.
There are two sidekiq app servers that only run sidekiq jobs
there is a single postgres database server
there is a single cache/search server
there is a single (moving to HA) pair of minio servers that will be behind a load balancer
finally, there is a management server for orchestration, monitoring, and so on.

Show threadRoy ThomasNov 27, 2022
@jerry @[email protected] Got it. So this is still collectively one instance which is scaling vertically from the database point of view.
Show threadJerry 🦙💝🦙Nov 27, 2022
@chromedevice @[email protected] more or less, yes. The database is, as it turns out, the least busy part of the entire operation
Show threadAMSNov 27, 2022
@jerry @[email protected] Does replying to the activitypub blogpost add it to the comments section?
Show threadSkippyNLNov 27, 2022
@jerry @[email protected] nice blog. I am happy to be here and learning new stuff.
Show threadHal PomeranzNov 27, 2022
Kudos to @jerry and the moderation team!
Show threadbrandon burton (solarce)Nov 27, 2022
@[email protected] @jerry I just wanted to add my thanks. I'm really enjoying being here and am a happy supporter 
Show threadOliver Nov 27, 2022

@jerry

What I am most pleased about is the home and local timelines. It feels like infosec twitter from 10 years ago, with people sharing ideas, news, pet pictures, asking for help, and so on.

I cannot begin to describe how nice this is. My wife keeps saying "it's so weird to see you on social media again", but like, no, what's weird is that that social media doesn't suck again.

Show threadDevon Shaw Nov 27, 2022
@jerry Thank you for everything you've done here, it's felt incredibly welcoming.
Show threadfemavenNov 27, 2022
@jerry @[email protected] while you didnt create this new community- you created a home for it much like a hackerspace or meeting place and I thank you and the moderators for that.
Show threadrahlzle dazle (Richard)Nov 27, 2022
@jerry Dude, you have done a fantastic job. I (trying to honor the segmentation) didnt jump to the infosec server with so many of my friends but I have been watching and you have done amazing with handling the scaling of humans and infra. Just wanted to drop my 2 cents.
Show threadJerry 🦙💝🦙Nov 27, 2022
@drahcir_rahl thank you
Show threadBen_KingNov 27, 2022
@jerry Great read!!!
Show threadLesley Carhart Nov 27, 2022
@[email protected] @jerry I’m sticking around here so I don’t accidentally blow up any other servers……. 🍸🤷🏻‍♀️
Show threadTProphetNov 27, 2022
@hacks4pancakes @[email protected] @jerry This is one of the reasons why DEF CON has run a multi-phase beta; they have been learning how to tune and scale as they go (both moderation and technology resources). Of course, I definitely appreciate you giving us all a front door to Mastodon and first place to land. :)
Show threadJerry 🦙💝🦙Nov 27, 2022
@tprophet @hacks4pancakes @[email protected] that was my hope. I’m glad it worked out.
Show threadKarrickNov 28, 2022
@jerry @[email protected] Posts like this remind folks that computers are neither magical nor infinite. They take work to get them to work. Thank you for posting this.