The difference is mostly in Python performance - threading in Python tends to perform worse than using multiple processes, which is why we recommend using multiple processes in the docs. However, you can save a bit of memory usage with threading, so you can use that if you want.
I would not, however, recommend running more than 2 - 4 threads per process, as otherwise you'll likely see performance take a slide due to the GIL. Andrew On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 11:53 AM, Charlie DeTar <[email protected]> wrote: > What's the best way to launch multiple Django channels workers on a > production server to take advantage of extra cores? > > The documentation says > <https://channels.readthedocs.io/en/stable/deploying.html#run-worker-servers> > : > > Each server is single-threaded, so it’s recommended you run around one or >> two per core on each machine; it’s safe to run as many concurrent workers >> on the same machine as you like, as they don’t open any ports (all they do >> is talk to the channel backend). > > > However, `python manage.py help runworker` lists a "--threads" option, > which seems to imply that a single invocation of runworker can launch > multiple workers. > > Is there a functional difference between `./manage.py runworker --threads > 4` and launching `./manage.py runworker` process 4 times? > > best, > Charlie > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/django-users. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/django-users/8097b8f7-3f89-49a6-b189-58a0713972ef%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/8097b8f7-3f89-49a6-b189-58a0713972ef%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/django-users. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CAFwN1uoE7HAdhGdULoSZ7bWzoL_Lu_7gnnoo74m6zFv_POOY9w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
