Re:Day 1 of Light Speed Up: When transparency matters more t...
by LightSpeedUp on Tuesday November 04, 2025 @05:37PM
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Author here.
This morning I posted Show HN about LightSpeedUp (Show HN: LightSpeedUp – Hosting with network isolation, 70% cheaper than AWS (lightspeedup.com)1 point by LightSpeedUp 4 hours ago | past).
Tonight: learned that transparency includes admitting when things take longer than planned.
The technical details:
- Dell PowerEdge R730, 8x 1.2TB enterprise SSDs in ZFS RAID-Z2
- Ran pool scrub + optimization
- ZFS is thorough - checks every block, every parity calculation
- Docs said 30-45 min. Reality: 2+ hours.
Why post this? Because most hosting companies would either:
1. Not mention it at all
2. Send a vague "planned maintenance" notice
3. Only talk about it if customers complained
I'm doing something different: complete transparency. When things take longer, I say so. When things break, I'll say so.
This morning I posted Show HN about LightSpeedUp (Show HN: LightSpeedUp – Hosting with network isolation, 70% cheaper than AWS (lightspeedup.com)1 point by LightSpeedUp 4 hours ago | past).
Tonight: learned that transparency includes admitting when things take longer than planned.
The technical details: - Dell PowerEdge R730, 8x 1.2TB enterprise SSDs in ZFS RAID-Z2 - Ran pool scrub + optimization - ZFS is thorough - checks every block, every parity calculation - Docs said 30-45 min. Reality: 2+ hours.
Why post this? Because most hosting companies would either: 1. Not mention it at all 2. Send a vague "planned maintenance" notice 3. Only talk about it if customers complained
I'm doing something different: complete transparency. When things take longer, I say so. When things break, I'll say so.
That's the core of LightSpeedUp - no secrets, complete transparency, live monitoring at https://lightspeedup.com/health.php
Happy to answer questions about ZFS, RAID-Z2, building in public, or anything else.