Survive Digg - Brius's new creation.

I think you guys should offer a server package, for people who want to be 100% safe on the site not going down if multiple people have front page views.

Good luck with the site,
Lewis

"Genius"
Fantastic idea! I hope it works for you guys Good luck!

Originally Posted by Marky "Genius" Fantastic idea! I hope it works for you guys Good luck!

Thanks Marky, we appreciate it.

Thanks Bryan, I was just curious.

And ill hold you to lunch one day haha

so basically this is a hosting site? that has a no bandwith limit

Originally Posted by .amaZe so basically this is a hosting site? that has a no bandwith limit

Yes. Welcome to niche-marketing.

To everyone who is doubting us, or considering that we may not be able to handle multiple diggs at once, I beg you to reconsider. We're confident, otherwise we wouldn't guarantee it.

We've been in the hosting industry for years, and we know exactly what we are, and aren't capable of. Please also factor in that we can always upgrade the servers should there be a need.

Please don't assume that there is no room for growth. If you don't think we can survive multiple Diggs, then more power to you. You're the type that obviously won't buy our hosting. But if your site goes down because of a Digg, I'm sure you'll be knocking on our door.

You can doubt and question all you want - but in the end, if you aren't on the service, then I don't see where you're coming from. Thanks for your concern, but Dave and I have done our research, and know what we need to do.

im not doubting you, im wishing you guys luck.. I may be interested in the long run.. this might sound stupid, lol.. but would you guys hold a proxy?

looks a bit down to me....

Your website says:

Dedicated Server
Dual Xeon 2.66 Ghz w/ HT
2GB RAM
etc.

First post here, but I'd also like to state that I've been in the hosting business for around 6 years now, and I'm shocked that you are advertising the specifications of the server you're selling these "digg effect guaranteed" packages on.

No immediate offense intended, but the specifications of your server blow big time. A 2.66GHz Xeon? Old. Only 2GB RAM? That'll begin swapping like mad when enough child processes get going. MySQL on the same box? Even worse, more key_read swapping action.

Even *if*, as you state, you have custom compiled Kernels and you've configured Apache for speed and reliability, along with MySQL, you're still going to have a VERY hard time maintaining uptime on any digg effect. If you get multiple digg effects on more than 2 sites on that box, I guarantee you it'll buckle over. Sure, it may still continue serving pages, but what good is that if it takes 30+ seconds to load?

If you can't even maintain 99.9% uptime (which you also "guarantee") on your own site (http://www.brius.com/about/uptime.php) then what makes you so confident with this service?

My advice to you would be to sell dedicated servers for each site, and configure the services efficiently on each of them.. Perhaps then it will indeed be a "digg effect guaranteed" service. As it stands, 30 sites on a single server? Easy to break.

Good luck with your venture.

Originally Posted by VincePirez Your website says: Dedicated Server Dual Xeon 2.66 Ghz w/ HT 2GB RAM etc. First post here, but I'd also like to state that I've been in the hosting business for around 6 years now, and I'm shocked that you are advertising the specifications of the server you're selling these "digg effect guaranteed" packages on. No immediate offense intended, but the specifications of your server blow big time. A 2.66GHz Xeon? Old. Only 2GB RAM? That'll begin swapping like mad when enough child processes get going. MySQL on the same box? Even worse, more key_read swapping action. Even *if*, as you state, you have custom compiled Kernels and you've configured Apache for speed and reliability, along with MySQL, you're still going to have a VERY hard time maintaining uptime on any digg effect. If you get multiple digg effects on more than 2 sites on that box, I guarantee you it'll buckle over. Sure, it may still continue serving pages, but what good is that if it takes 30+ seconds to load? If you can't even maintain 99.9% uptime (which you also "guarantee") on your own site (http://www.brius.com/about/uptime.php) then what makes you so confident with this service? My advice to you would be to sell dedicated servers for each site, and configure the services efficiently on each of them.. Perhaps then it will indeed be a "digg effect guaranteed" service. As it stands, 30 sites on a single server? Easy to break. Good luck with your venture.

I'm flattered you registered just to post that. Thanks.