Neatorama Update: We've Just Moved (Server, That Is)

Posted by Alex in Blog & Internet on October 3, 2007 at 1:50 pm


Just a little side note: we’ve just moved Neatorama to a new host. The old server had put up a valiant effort, but at the end, Neatorama’s growth finally got the best of it.

It’s been a joy to see the blog grow in the past two years or so, but it comes with a certain degree of pain and frustration. Neatorama had been booted off a shared server and a virtual private server, and had outgrown two dedicated servers. The blog gobbled up a lot of bandwidth, and we had to outsource image and static content delivery to Cachefly.

We’ve just put the blog on a multiple-server environment that promises easier expansion capability as the blog grows (I hope!). This move has gone pretty smoothly, though it’s not without its minor kinks (like old caches, email and plugin issues). We’ll get these straightened out very soon.

I’ve moved servers before by myself in the past, and this particular move was the most complex yet it was the easiest, thanks to the awesome guys at Linux Admin who handled everything (and I mean everything from automated WP updates, server security, optimization, to performance tuning). They know what they’re doing and, as an unsolicited plug, I highly recommend anyone with a high-traffic website or wordpress blog to check them out: Link


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8 comments to "Neatorama Update: We've Just Moved (Server, That Is)"

  1. Alex
    October 3rd, 2007 at 1:52 pm

    Sorry I haven't posted anything in a while - will resume regularly scheduled postings soon as soon as I fixed some plugin issues that come with upgrading WP.

    If you guys see anything weird with the website, please let me know!

  2. Militantplatypus
    October 3rd, 2007 at 2:17 pm

    congratulations of the move. Bigger better badder faster!

  3. Miss Cellania
    October 3rd, 2007 at 4:49 pm

    I was beginning to wonder where you were today! This explains some differences I saw in the admin area, too. I hope this one stays up when you get Dugg.

  4. algonkin
    October 3rd, 2007 at 6:28 pm

    I noticed how much faster the pages loaded. Great Job Alex!!

    ...now if we can have a minute of silence for our dearly departed server :(

  5. Miss Curly
    October 3rd, 2007 at 10:45 pm

    Yea for Neatorama!

  6. Ali S.
    October 4th, 2007 at 12:31 am

    *waits for a minute for the ol'Neatorama server*

    Nice to hear that Neatorama is going to bigger and better servers. Should help since it looks like a ton of folks are stopping by! :)

  7. Alex
    October 4th, 2007 at 1:51 am

    Thanks guys! Authors should notice that the new wp engine is faster too.

  8. Rhea
    October 4th, 2007 at 10:20 am

    Onward and upward, Neatorama!


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