Error 2020: Too Slow

[Rhysuu]

Subscribed to your Podcast, love you Nool

If you bring back the shotglasses for another merch run I'll buy them

 

[???]

After talking with someone who knows more than I do about hardware, we've deduced the issue is that:
We store 1.5 TiB of static content on the site. This data is accessed all the time. I tried to save money by buying a big HDD, but this is becoming a problem. As we store so much and it's accessed so often, the one harddrive is bottlenecking the site. As a test, I disabled the Cloudflare's CDN, which automatically caches and serves a lot of static content for us. Doing this instantly threw the disk into 100% utilization and crashed the site. As it stands, we already over-utilize what resources I have and only because I've optimized CF to aggressively cache is the site not already dead. The problem will get worse as the site's archive and the utilization of the archive continues to grow.

4+4x3.4GHz is probably just not good enough for a site this size anymore, at least for the front end. I've been fine tuning things since Chch trying to tard cum the server for everything it's worth and now we're at a limit. I have an entire server dedicated to the backend that is on better hardware with more redundancy, but now I'm going to need to move the front end onto its own hardware. Currently, the KF frontend cohabitates a smaller blade with some other smaller sites.

Also, CrunkLord420 runs the Matrix/Riot and Pleroma instances on Server 4, and that server itself is running out of disk space.

Consider donating via crypto if that's an option for you.

https://kiwifarms.st/threads/supporting-the-forum.27022/

I'm probably going to do a merch run to finance this expansion soon. Will likely try selling stickers since it was highly requested last time. Keep your eyes out for that.

Ban uploading of videos, music files, and images in off-topic boards. We can use media hosting sites to bitch about black people.

 

[Jaded Optimist]

I bought a void hoodie last time, i will buy all the stickers this time.

 

[BONE_Buddy]

I am dropping the 137 BAT I saved up by being too lazy to donate earlier to madattheinternet.com

So that is like $30 into the bucket.

Still too cheap to donate anything other than "free" internet money.

Edit to signal my virtue like the internet attention whore I am.

 

[HumanHive]

As foretold, YHWH has cursed this site and will soon drain all financials from the false and dishonest unbelievers under Null's thrall. Praise to the mountain jew for our deliverance from the accuser.

 

[BlancoMailo]

I am dropping the 137 BAT I saved up by being too lazy to donate earlier to madattheinternet.com

So that is like $30 into the bucket.

Still too cheap to donate anything other than "free" internet money.

Edit to signal my virtue like the internet attention whore I am.

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You forgot to shout "Match me! ...and no refunds"

 

[Leibowitz]

Server hardware running older Xeons are pretty widely available for pennies by comparison.

Something like a Dell Poweredge Rx20 which run two E-5 Sandy Bridge sockets or
HP servers like the Proliant DL series 3xx from generations 6-8 are also dirt cheap running the same sockets.
Might require a bit more of scrounging for parts but the market is supersaturated with those things.

Reddit isn't good for much, but HomeLabSales is one of the good things still left on that site.

There's also LabGopher.

 

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I'm all good on shirts, but I would love to see some stickers, maybe a mouse pad, or a travel mug. Or shower curtains, that'd be dope.

I think we're all missing an opportunity here.

Do you not want a Void bedspread? Perhaps some cardboard box covers with the KF logo for your side-tables?

 

[Cheesetoast]

I already donate by BAT and to MATI but will happily throw in additional shekels for access to the Semper Fi and Drink! emojis.

 

[TwinkLover6969]

2020 and not running everything on the CLOUD smh

 

[Null]

>All of this on a single hard disk
I can't believe that it's only 1.5tb, and that the poor thing isn't dead yet.

To clarify, it's just the static images, and that's backed up to cloud constantly. The scripts are on SSD and the database is on an entirely separated dedicated device.

2020 and not running everything on the CLOUD smh

the cloud don't like us much tbh fam, I can't put anything on it besides archives.

 

[Null]

A bit over kill but what about something like this?

That looks good. What I'm probably going to do is RAID6 a 256GiB SSD and then RAID6 4TiB HDD, so I'm going to need 8 SATA slots. I'd also like more logical cores.

I'm very tempted to get two new servers, actually. One strictly for PHP and then an AMD Threadripper for reverse-proxying, and offer to reverse-proxy any contentious sites that'd like to have me handling their email complaints.

 

[An Ghost]

I think we're all missing an opportunity here.

Do you not want a Void bedspread? Perhaps some cardboard box covers with the KF logo for your side-tables?

KF rainbow thigh highs I mean uh programming socks. And thongs. Kiwi thongs.

 

[WeWuzFinns]

After talking with someone who knows more than I do about hardware, we've deduced the issue is that:
We store 1.5 TiB of static content on the site. This data is accessed all the time. I tried to save money by buying a big HDD, but this is becoming a problem. As we store so much and it's accessed so often, the one harddrive is bottlenecking the site. As a test, I disabled the Cloudflare's CDN, which automatically caches and serves a lot of static content for us. Doing this instantly threw the disk into 100% utilization and crashed the site. As it stands, we already over-utilize what resources I have and only because I've optimized CF to aggressively cache is the site not already dead. The problem will get worse as the site's archive and the utilization of the archive continues to grow.

4+4x3.4GHz is probably just not good enough for a site this size anymore, at least for the front end. I've been fine tuning things since Chch trying to tard cum the server for everything it's worth and now we're at a limit. I have an entire server dedicated to the backend that is on better hardware with more redundancy, but now I'm going to need to move the front end onto its own hardware. Currently, the KF frontend cohabitates a smaller blade with some other smaller sites.

Also, CrunkLord420 runs the Matrix/Riot and Pleroma instances on Server 4, and that server itself is running out of disk space.

Consider donating via crypto if that's an option for you.

https://kiwifarms.st/threads/supporting-the-forum.27022/

I'm probably going to do a merch run to finance this expansion soon. Will likely try selling stickers since it was highly requested last time. Keep your eyes out for that.

Who wouldn't want to drink their tard cum from kiwifarms's very own cum chalice

 

[drunk "Jedi master"]

ya epyc 7002 and 7001 both are good 7001 is the older of the two you can also get some serious core counts on servers with up to dual 64 core cpus so 128 cores in a single 2U system with 256 threads and up to I think it was 4tb of ram ... if you want to have a ram disk for all the things and another mortgage on your house if you have one.

 

[Maurice Caine]

After talking with someone who knows more than I do about hardware, we've deduced the issue is that:
We store 1.5 TiB of static content on the site. This data is accessed all the time. I tried to save money by buying a big HDD, but this is becoming a problem. As we store so much and it's accessed so often, the one harddrive is bottlenecking the site. As a test, I disabled the Cloudflare's CDN, which automatically caches and serves a lot of static content for us. Doing this instantly threw the disk into 100% utilization and crashed the site. As it stands, we already over-utilize what resources I have and only because I've optimized CF to aggressively cache is the site not already dead. The problem will get worse as the site's archive and the utilization of the archive continues to grow.

4+4x3.4GHz is probably just not good enough for a site this size anymore, at least for the front end. I've been fine tuning things since Chch trying to tard cum the server for everything it's worth and now we're at a limit. I have an entire server dedicated to the backend that is on better hardware with more redundancy, but now I'm going to need to move the front end onto its own hardware. Currently, the KF frontend cohabitates a smaller blade with some other smaller sites.

Also, CrunkLord420 runs the Matrix/Riot and Pleroma instances on Server 4, and that server itself is running out of disk space.

Consider donating via crypto if that's an option for you.

https://kiwifarms.st/threads/supporting-the-forum.27022/

I'm probably going to do a merch run to finance this expansion soon. Will likely try selling stickers since it was highly requested last time. Keep your eyes out for that.

Where we're going we don't need servers.

 

[Piss Clam]

If I ever see one of you wearing a KiwiFarms t-shirt. I'll hug the shit out of you and whisper "calm down, faggot".

 

[Pepito The Cat]

I can't believe that it's only 1.5tb, and that the poor thing isn't dead yet.

I'm thinking a 2 Tb WD purple. A green series would have died a long time ago.

 

[MarinaAnnDanzig]

Spoiler: Merch shill: T-Shirt idea

Any t-shirt bearing "Support The Farms" on one side and logo on the back would sell well. Alternatively a more specific shirt here in Canada reading " I Support The Farms" or "Oil Country Loves the Farms" and something resembling a negative take on how Trudeau would view the farms ie Trudeau's face Crossed out in the back simply stating "Didn't you know? Trudeau Hates Farmers/Oil Country" would sell even more. Since the hatred for Trudeau runs so deep out here in Western Canada farmers (no relief after early winter has crippled harvest yields) and people who work in the oil field (Still stalling on the Keystone pipeline which will bring 4000* temporary and up to 20,000* long term jobs to western Canadians) will latch on to any thing remotely showing a negative take on Justina. They would support this place blindly without knowing or caring about the real source of the "fundraiser". I'd gladly prepay for ten or so just for my employees and a couple friends as gifts. Cryptocurrencies though are quite confusing to me tbh (Shit I am a fucking boomer) and wouldn't even know where to begin (Can you search Bing for something other then porn?) *These numbers have been highly debated but you get the jist. Western Canadians fn hate Trudeau] Merch shill: T-Shirt idea

I have a very small 500 member forum that has only been online for just over three months. It's non vpn/proxy registration only. I run no ads and don't throw the name around so it's all been word of mouth. My members are mostly old PWL members, Reddit rejects and Chan boomers. They are loyal as fuck though and if it helps I could put a link up and direct some people this way. If this interests you, or if you can think of any other way I can help please hmu. Regards Luke

 

[Cosmos]

I’d love to see another merch run! You should bring back some of the old stuff, too, I remember there being really cool designs I wasn’t able to buy at the time.