sophsJul 6, 2023

How will lemmy instances survive if they get too big?

https://lemmy.world/post/1113268

How will lemmy instances survive if they get too big? - Lemmy.world

I know there’s donations and the owners can use their own money, but there’s a limit. I doubt a platform with hundreds of thousands of daily users can survive with only donations.

Show threadfubo
Why? A single Linux server has been able to support tens of thousands of simultaneous clients for many years now.
Jul 6, 2023 at 9:50pmWeb
Show threadjws_shadotakJul 6, 2023
Are you talking about a specific server or just Linux servers in general?
Show threadfuboJul 6, 2023
I’m referring to the old “c10k problem”.
C10k problem - Wikipedia

Show threadmrmanagerJul 7, 2023
I think this doesn’t apply? Aren’t they talking about 10k simultaneously connected users here? With http you connect and disconnect for every request.
Show threadSprinkled3450Jul 6, 2023
Bandwidth is not free.
Show threadfuboJul 6, 2023
Text is small.
Show threadTrenchcoatFullOfBatsJul 7, 2023

The €5/mo VPS my instance runs on has 20TB bandwidth included.

So while it is not free, it can certainly be very, very inexpensive.

Show threadmrmanagerJul 7, 2023
It’s super cheap. A lot of us nerds have very good incomes and can pay for an instance that has like 40 gb of network traffic for less than 10 dollars per month.