Single vs Multiple Servers

The cluster centers on debates about whether a system, tool, or application can effectively run on one powerful server versus needing to scale across multiple machines or a distributed cluster.

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reillyse • Aug 4, 2022 • View on HN

You should be using One Big Server mate :)

tobib • Oct 13, 2020 • View on HN

You don't need multiple servers to achieve what you described.

collyw • Feb 25, 2021 • View on HN

I bet these people are running on a single server.

vyrotek • Apr 24, 2010 • View on HN

Does it only work on a single machine? Or can it be used distributed across multiple servers?

founderling • Apr 20, 2019 • View on HN

Are you sure you can't simply run it all from a single server? Computers are pretty fast these days.

marmaduke • Jul 24, 2019 • View on HN

Will this be worked to scale to multiple machines?

steveklabnik • Feb 7, 2011 • View on HN

Only once you have more than one server.

joshuamorton • Sep 11, 2017 • View on HN

That blog seems to imply you're using a distributed architecture, ie. not a single machine.

wglb • Feb 9, 2022 • View on HN

Would that be less work than running one server?

amelius • Nov 5, 2023 • View on HN

Perhaps it would work better on a cluster of these.