blackjack
November 23rd, 2010, 10:44 PM
Sorry for the down time today. Performed a little clean up and moved the database and web around a bit.
As the technology becomes better we have been able to scale down the electrical power, size, noise, and heat produced by the web server. We started with a 5u rack mountable server that weighed almost 110lbs. Then we scaled down to something more the size of a couple medium pizza boxes, but two servers (database and web server). Down to a single shuttle case http://us.shuttle.com/ and now.. just a little Mac mini http://www.apple.com/macmini/ that weighs in at 3lbs. It runs silents, makes no heat, and I don't even notice it on the electric bill.
Though this does help reduce the cost, I still have some costs for running the site. I am looking for a way to recoup the costs by perhaps running a Google Ad or something. Not sure just yet, but what ever it is I will try to make sure it doesn't pop up or get intrusive.
If anyone has some thoughts, I'm all ears.
bj
As the technology becomes better we have been able to scale down the electrical power, size, noise, and heat produced by the web server. We started with a 5u rack mountable server that weighed almost 110lbs. Then we scaled down to something more the size of a couple medium pizza boxes, but two servers (database and web server). Down to a single shuttle case http://us.shuttle.com/ and now.. just a little Mac mini http://www.apple.com/macmini/ that weighs in at 3lbs. It runs silents, makes no heat, and I don't even notice it on the electric bill.
Though this does help reduce the cost, I still have some costs for running the site. I am looking for a way to recoup the costs by perhaps running a Google Ad or something. Not sure just yet, but what ever it is I will try to make sure it doesn't pop up or get intrusive.
If anyone has some thoughts, I'm all ears.
bj