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There we go, a proxy is what I’m trying to use. And yes, as I mentioned, I use Node.
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JohnRivs
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Published Question
I have a droplet running an app that needs to make requests to an external API. I want this droplet to be able to make requests using a different IP.
Someone suggested buying a droplet, turning it off and using its IP...
Accepted Answer:
Unfortunately, that would be considered IP spoofing and isn't really ever needed in normal technical operations.
That being said, it would be possible to send requests to an external API with a different IP address wi...
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JohnRivs
Nginx
Ubuntu
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In a situation where a $5 droplet is not enough: what are the benefits of having 2 $5 droplets and split the load vs. 1 $10 droplet?
Accepted Answer:
Hi.
Well there are no "real answer", no one can say this is better or no with sure.
In cases $10 Droplet vs. 2x $5 Droplet, I would go with $10 Droplet always.
Depending on your application needs 512 MB RAM could be s...
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JohnRivs
Scaling
Server Optimization
Load Balancing
High Availability
Ubuntu
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Most of the nginx optimization guides say you should set worker_processes equal to how many CPUs you have. The thing is, when I do lscpu I see CPU(s): 1 (512mb droplet), however, when I do cat /proc/cpuinfo I see that...
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JohnRivs
Server Optimization
Nginx
Ubuntu
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I see tutorials here on digitalocean about things like load balancing for example, and I always see how they set up a droplet just for a single nginx load balancer or something "small".
Is it just for the sake of the...
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JohnRivs
DigitalOcean
Load Balancing
Nginx
Ubuntu