Run Ordinary Rails Apps Globally (2021)

Re:Run Ordinary Rails Apps Globally (2021) by treis on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @08:20AM (#30085050)

I'm right there with you. You need roughly 1 data center per continent to get fast enough response times. The 10-30ms you save in transit time from the edge to a central location isn't worth the complexity or cost.

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Re:Run Ordinary Rails Apps Globally (2021) by mrkurt on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @08:52AM (#30085339)

This is why we don't say "edge". Most apps work best with 3-6 regions. Apps that benefit from ~20ms websocket round trips might use more.

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Re:Run Ordinary Rails Apps Globally (2021) by Scarbutt on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @02:00PM (#30090118)

How can I ping the regions without having to register?

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