Hold up, so the archive server is the one listed as "1 slave database/image archive servers - $140", correct? Then the two $250/ea slave servers serve db reads only (not counting the API)?
I mentioned the NVME+HDD because that's how another booru used to handle it, fresh data on the NVME and...
> That fits less than half the regular archive.
Sorry, do you mean image archive here?
Anyway, my post was not mean to attack, merely an observation that this kind of site always seems to follow the same patterns. I could sperg out about how the moment I mentioned lower costs the automatic...
Yeah, which you don't pay for since it's served by MD @ Home clients. Or do you do a database update on every single page read? I guess the absurd cost is driven by the fact that you use memcached instead of something better like redis.
An enterprise-level Hetzner NVME 6TB server is €133/mo...
Nah mate, Gelbooru/Danbooru have comparable or bigger traffic (i'm not talking about bandwidth) to this site. Compare https://i.imgur.com/piCifze.png (your own analytics) to Danbooru's. The only advantage Danbooru (but not Gelbooru) has is that it serves pages through Cloudflare, which drives...
Gonna be honest, I don't understand how you people are paying $250 for a single slave server, when 24TB auction Hetzner servers go for $55. Just put a reverse proxy on top of it if you're scared about takedowns, especially since it's just a slave. Even if you don't want the hosting to be in...