We are running out of memory again
Pirate Praveen Fri 26 Dec 2014 3:23AMPublicSeen by 12423:30:37 web.1 | E, [2014-12-25T23:30:37.935924 #16365] ERROR -- : app error
: Cannot allocate memory - ps (Errno::ENOMEM)
I think we should stop new registrations again.
close registrations
proposal by Pirate Praveen Closed Mon 5 Jan 2015 11:34AM
We cannot grow this infinitely giving good experience to users at the same time. We should create more pods so load can be better shared.
Results
| Results | Option | Votes | % of votes cast | % of eligible voters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | 7 | 100 | 17 |       | |
| Abstain | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Disagree | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Undecided | 34 | 83 |              |
7 of 41 votes cast (17% participation)
Pirate Praveen
Fri 26 Dec 2014 3:35AM
we have to give good experience to users and grow sustainably and new pods are the best way to expand.
Balasankar CFri 26 Dec 2014 4:26AM
There is a reason Diaspora was made decentralized. :)
Anish SheelaFri 26 Dec 2014 7:13AM
And have to start the campaign for another pod. I can't suggest a pod now. :(
Manu Krishnan T VFri 26 Dec 2014 10:01AM
Decentralization is the way to go. I am doubtful on what causes the heavy memory usage.
Pirate PraveenFri 26 Dec 2014 3:34AM
Does anyone know how heroku/joindiaspora manages, we are full message?
Pirate PraveenFri 26 Dec 2014 8:07AM
@anisha , there are many pods who can take new users listed at http://podupti.me
Manu Krishnan T VFri 26 Dec 2014 10:01AM
I don't think number of users is an issue, but active users may contribute to system load and memory usage. But again, as per podupti.me, there are around 15 pods with more active users than poddery. Lets contact podmins of those and get an idea of their system spec and load information to troubleshoot the issues with poddery.
Pirate PraveenSat 27 Dec 2014 7:59AM
It turns out to be a bug in podupti.me which always suggested poddery.com when users choose a random pod. This issue is fixed and we are safe for the time being. We can consider closing registrations when we can't handle the load with the current specs.
Pirate Praveen ·Fri 26 Dec 2014 3:30AM
"total_users":8458,"active_users_halfyear":882,"active_users_monthly":500,
~400 new users are added after we upgraded, we can't grow at this rate. I think we should stop new registrations and start raising funds for a new pod managed by a new team. We can split this team and give some experienced admins to new team. That is only sustainable growth I think.