What does it take to run a web app with 5K

Re:What does it take to run a web app with 5K – 10K users? by syllogism on Friday January 09, 2015 @01:24PM (#8863501)

Hey that "queue for free account" thing is brilliant. Good presentation too!

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Re:What does it take to run a web app with 5K – 10K users? by Abundnce10 on Friday January 09, 2015 @01:38PM (#8863581)

I agree, I haven't seen the "Wait in line for a free account" before. Can you describe this feature in more detail? For example, how long does a user have to wait, does it allow in more users as the size of the queue grows, etc.?

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Re:What does it take to run a web app with 5K – 10K users? by jsherer on Friday January 09, 2015 @01:54PM (#8863680)

It is usually set to a fixed number of users per hour with a minimum wait time. Keeps the server happy when I get HN'd/Reddit'd/etc. (Does anybody get Slashdotted anymore?)

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Re:What does it take to run a web app with 5K – 10K users? by jsherer on Friday January 09, 2015 @01:52PM (#8863668)

Thanks. I've signed up for a couple of services that do that. It seems to work out even though some people get a little annoyed that they have to wait.

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