By FishFash
I have a website that is live running on a single droplet (CPU-Optimized / 8 GB / 4 vCPUs) but with 800+ users currently accessing the site it is running very slowly.
From bits I’ve read on here, it would seem that I need to add additional droplets and a load balancer? Is that correct.
Basically I’m looking for a way to increase resources as quickly as possible! Any help or advice would be gratefully received!
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Hi there @FishFash,
I could suggest a couple of things:
- Move your database to a separate database server or a Managed Database cluster - that way you will offload the load from your webserver
- As you mentioned spin up another copy of your Droplet and use a load balancer to distribute the traffic
- Add a caching solution like Redis for example. You can either install Redis on a separate Droplet or use the managed Redis clusters
- Add a CDN like Cloudflare to cache your static files and reduce the overall load on your servers
Hope that this helps! Regards, Bobby
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