From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 23 18:35:13 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2954106564A for ; Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:35:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michel.dicroci@gmail.com) Received: from yx-out-2324.google.com (yx-out-2324.google.com [74.125.44.29]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B107B8FC0C for ; Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:35:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michel.dicroci@gmail.com) Received: by yx-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 8so408279yxb.13 for ; Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:35:12 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:date:message-id:subject :from:to:content-type; bh=3YZt/5yAmtHX060FDGiPal8vfiUO19s1Lnp4Rj2LK2s=; b=qPMDulOgzyK/ZF1yJvaI7Xb3+RTLa584SrEEt7NkYYC/U67wckdQuocrXFk31SAYFn BxyBeMU7qFQOP5VwE5FricP8kWsqU9T/D1vzLsXo7QjM2FN2vTj25bnFIaK0n7CixMdZ sKwLtMiVTlKxPPIrtVMRrxMCKeu6s6uZ2T+iM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=sLv8D6yP0diKgJhid06sIYQbb71v2cRCHnqBtIBIc52tt52+b2P9j5tTpq26CRAfAf lrBuBwYU5vQnBlkitn/wraqDAgU89UNKG336hIfSiLRPcrHLi280OHUsU0pNsUog8g4A teBUizmslwE0lmQtij8hrFCQt/LzJmtaCKa5A= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.34.5 with SMTP id j5mr665673ibd.31.1240509862624; Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:04:22 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:04:22 -0400 Message-ID: From: Michel Di Croci To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Evaluating the performance of a single FreeBSD server X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:35:13 -0000 Hello, One of my ex colleague wanna startup a web project. I'm still unsure about the possibility of expansion of the project so I prefer to start slowly. One of my idea was to use a FreeBSD server (a rack one which I will put in a colocation environment) and use it as a starting server and runs an Apache + PHP + PostgreSQL (for a long run stable and expandable DB). If it starts to respond slowly after the "initial release of the service"... I would add more servers (one new for the DB and another one for a webserver and a load balancer) with the profit from the service. You know where I'm heading... adding as needs grows. However what I want to know here is how much could handle this server as a standalone? How many requests at the same time ? If it's a good way to present as a startup? If we should go indead to a managed server. My idea here is that if it's going too slow, we might just buy new instead of going with a all managed solution where we would be more like renting a server. He doesn't have a lot of money, especially at the beginning but I wish to be in a middle solution. Responding for a lot of requests (if it's starting well) without the drawback of having just one server. We cannot afford a full rack of server if it would even be better. Michel PS: If you have suggestion for better hardware, just let me know. I never venture in this direction but I know FreeBSD is running quite well here in my house ;) But I know that's not the same story if I want a server being accessible. I don't think we'll be slashdotted however.... ;)