Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:18:28 +0100 From: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> To: Friedrich Locke <friedrich.locke@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Mark Blackman <mark@exonetric.com> Subject: Re: high performance server design approach Message-ID: <CAE63ME4y4s1fM3E2bEazz0HveCTm3_sc5OHkU9dOeCX_YJ0h3Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CANMDHqcxkHHDdAreMhuDoo2ySP74hVUAPSSCHk7b69%2Bg1yBfiA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CANMDHqfuEYw=hDRN2MUPao50cS9UkhzOsqeVnhSNzp8g9RUd4A@mail.gmail.com> <73EA6F0E-0170-4738-80D0-F911AEE5E1CD@exonetric.com> <CANMDHqd_FLxwm=rQiXjjOm_mTUf1EBBqvhmwyqW3hz_BfhWj_g@mail.gmail.com> <BC397C03-D514-4ACD-A6F9-54A6F6571AF2@my.gd> <CANMDHqcxkHHDdAreMhuDoo2ySP74hVUAPSSCHk7b69%2Bg1yBfiA@mail.gmail.com>
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That's a shame, nginx is definitely a robust and fast server, it's well maintained, it's patched quickly... If you need proof of its prowess to convince your upstream managers, I'd be inclined to provide you with a diagram of our architecture for this particular project, as well as the graphs (network traffic, server loads, requests/sec...) On 13 November 2012 12:03, Friedrich Locke <friedrich.locke@gmail.com> wrote: > Mark, > > when i say high performance, i am looking something at least as fast as the > fastest performing http server on the market for a given set of requests on > the same pool of static files. > > I am aware og ngnix, but i have to write my own http server. Using someone > else solution is not an option. > > > On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 8:57 AM, Fleuriot Damien <ml@my.gd> wrote: >> >> Define "high performance" , what are your expectations in terms of >> concurrent connections, requests/second and all ? >> >> >> >> Allow me to shed some measure of light here, we're running 16x web servers >> with nginx doing *permanent* (as in, for all requests) URL rewriting and >> serving 500 req/s each. >> >> These servers admittedly running debian are behind 4x freebsd boxes using >> a combination of PF, CARP and relayd on 8.3-STABLE. >> >> The web servers deliver 200mb/second worth of *small* files (roughly 1kb >> javascripts). >> They hardly ever reach 0.25 load average, on 8 cores + hyperthreading. >> >> >> What I'm getting at here is, nginx *totally rapes* performance-wise, at >> least for our own needs. >> >> If it is able to deliver 500 req/s (for each server) of small files, >> surely it can handle the load you're planning on throwing at it ? >> >> >> >> On Nov 13, 2012, at 11:28 AM, Friedrich Locke <friedrich.locke@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Thank you Mark for suggestion, but my doubt still remains. >> > >> > Regards. >> > >> > On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 8:26 AM, Mark Blackman <mark@exonetric.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> On 13 Nov 2012, at 10:23, Friedrich Locke <friedrich.locke@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi list members, >> >>> >> >>> i would like to be an http server for static content only. Due to this >> >> >> >> [snip] >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> What you have to say >> >> >> >> benchmark nginx to see if it does the job already. >> >> >> >> - Mark >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >
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