Not overkill as servers are not equal and different apps require different infra...

jsherer on Jan 9, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: What does it take to run a web app with 5K – 10K u...

Not overkill as servers are not equal and different apps require different infrastructure. The bulk of my servers are small worker servers that go out and fetch feeds. Parallel downloads, high network throughput, low CPU/memory.