hi all, I can just confirm Larry's very good experuence. ciao Marco Bernasocchi (mobile) http://opengis.ch On 30 Oct 2012 02:59, "Larry Shaffer" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > The recent downtime of qgis.org sites reminds me of several corporate > websites I've worked with that, due to design requirements, needed to > remain with older server software and code base. The older sites could > not handle the bot traffic, and needed extra up-front security and a > cdn system to remain viable as their traffic grew. > > I've been involved with Cloudflare.com shortly after its inception > [0], and I can definitely recommend using its services as a web-based > reverse proxy in front of sites that can use the advantages it offers: > off-site caching, threat blocking with API (great for blocking DoS > attacks), auto-insertion of Google Analytics, worldwide content > distribution netowrk, site offline notices, inexpensive SSL etc. All > of this without any changes to the sites, and only small changes to > DNS records and server configs. > > The free plan with them will do a lot to start, though the Pro plan > offers the SSL and other nice features [1]. They are also pretty good > to work with, and may be able to extend a price break for the project, > in return for sponsor status and recognition. > > Basically, using Cloudflare reduced the server load on my recent VPS > instance by ~30%, before tweaking cache headers, etc. (cloudfare -> > nginx rev proxy -> apache/php ) > > Regards (and no, I'm not affiliated with them), > > Larry > > [0] https://www.cloudflare.com > [1] https://www.cloudflare.com/plans > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >
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