Alex RussellMar 10, 2025

Friends, I am *wheezing*. People on this plane are giving me looks. Holy shit...like...hahahahahahaha....omg...doubled over laughing:

https://martijnhols.nl/blog/how-much-traffic-can-a-pre-rendered-nextjs-site-handle

How much traffic can a pre-rendered Next.js site really handle? by Martijn Hols

How much traffic can a self-hosted Next.js site handle? I ran load tests, uncovered surprising limits, and compared pre-rendering with SSR.

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Show threadC J SilverioMar 11, 2025
@slightlyoff That's AMAZING. Epicycles upon epicycles to make a blog page scale.
Show threadAlex Russell
@ceejbot IT FITS IN MEMORY. I guarantee you the whole damn thing fits in memory!
Mar 11, 2025 at 1:06amWeb
Show threadWim LeersMar 11, 2025
@slightlyoff @ceejbot I bet you’re right, and it all even appears to be static: https://github.com/MartijnHols/martijnhols.nl/tree/main/articles/nextjs-traffic-benchmarks
martijnhols.nl/articles/nextjs-traffic-benchmarks at main · MartijnHols/martijnhols.nl

Martijn Hols is a Freelance React Developer. This website gives more info about me. It's made in React, with Next.js as framework and Prismic as CMS. - MartijnHols/martijnhols.nl

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Show threadC J SilverioMar 11, 2025
@wimleers @slightlyoff I now feel bad for the guy, who probably just wants to show off his skills using his blog as a portfolio item, and has been sold a bill of goods like everybody else about how React is The Only Way to build web sites.
Show threadAlex RussellMar 11, 2025
@ceejbot @wimleers I feel for him too. React ecosystem fairy tales steal so much joy.
Show threadMarius Gundersen - mdg 🌻Mar 11, 2025
@wimleers @slightlyoff @ceejbot why serve a bunch of static files with nodejs rather than nginx?