Its now running on a dedicated server with 6 cores/12 threads and 32 gb ram. I hope this will be enough for the near future. Nevertheless, new users should still prefer to signup on other instances.
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Probably, but it’s significantly more difficult to set up and maintain, and introduces new problems. I’m sure it’ll be considered once they reach the limits of what a single node can handle.
I’m fully aware of the operational challenges involved. What I have not looked into (yet) is whether it is even feasible.
Honestly, the operational side doesn’t worry me, I can do that in my sleep. Application level issues I am powerless to solve however.