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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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