← Back to context Comment by meeb 7 hours ago Because HN doesn't use Cloudflare. 11 comments meeb Reply chistev 7 hours ago Also doesn't use AWS or Azure because it didn't go down with them either. Bender 6 hours ago HN sometimes rarely is pointed to AWS when under attack. us0r 6 hours ago I thought the same until I started looking:Name Server: NS-225.AWSDNS-28.COM Name Server: NS-1411.AWSDNS-48.ORG Name Server: NS-1914.AWSDNS-47.CO.UK Name Server: NS-556.AWSDNS-05.NETAt least for DNS. Data center appears to be Lightedge. ardfard 7 hours ago Does HN self-host too? ArcHound 6 hours ago I'd love to read an article describing the HN setup. Seems that they got a lot of things right - self registration, influx of people during outages and plenty others. Admins, if you see this, please write about your craft! Akronymus 6 hours ago I am pretty sure @dang wrote about it on here before, but I can't seem to find it. 3 replies → sph 5 hours ago How? It's literally impossible to run a major website these days without Cloudflare./sThis is what you get for being lazy and choosing to making the internet more centralized. Iulioh 4 hours ago Well, to be fair, while recognizing how influential it is, HN is not a major website lol
chistev 7 hours ago Also doesn't use AWS or Azure because it didn't go down with them either. Bender 6 hours ago HN sometimes rarely is pointed to AWS when under attack. us0r 6 hours ago I thought the same until I started looking:Name Server: NS-225.AWSDNS-28.COM Name Server: NS-1411.AWSDNS-48.ORG Name Server: NS-1914.AWSDNS-47.CO.UK Name Server: NS-556.AWSDNS-05.NETAt least for DNS. Data center appears to be Lightedge.
us0r 6 hours ago I thought the same until I started looking:Name Server: NS-225.AWSDNS-28.COM Name Server: NS-1411.AWSDNS-48.ORG Name Server: NS-1914.AWSDNS-47.CO.UK Name Server: NS-556.AWSDNS-05.NETAt least for DNS. Data center appears to be Lightedge.
ardfard 7 hours ago Does HN self-host too? ArcHound 6 hours ago I'd love to read an article describing the HN setup. Seems that they got a lot of things right - self registration, influx of people during outages and plenty others. Admins, if you see this, please write about your craft! Akronymus 6 hours ago I am pretty sure @dang wrote about it on here before, but I can't seem to find it. 3 replies →
ArcHound 6 hours ago I'd love to read an article describing the HN setup. Seems that they got a lot of things right - self registration, influx of people during outages and plenty others. Admins, if you see this, please write about your craft! Akronymus 6 hours ago I am pretty sure @dang wrote about it on here before, but I can't seem to find it. 3 replies →
Akronymus 6 hours ago I am pretty sure @dang wrote about it on here before, but I can't seem to find it. 3 replies →
sph 5 hours ago How? It's literally impossible to run a major website these days without Cloudflare./sThis is what you get for being lazy and choosing to making the internet more centralized. Iulioh 4 hours ago Well, to be fair, while recognizing how influential it is, HN is not a major website lol
Iulioh 4 hours ago Well, to be fair, while recognizing how influential it is, HN is not a major website lol
Also doesn't use AWS or Azure because it didn't go down with them either.
HN sometimes rarely is pointed to AWS when under attack.
I thought the same until I started looking:
Name Server: NS-225.AWSDNS-28.COM Name Server: NS-1411.AWSDNS-48.ORG Name Server: NS-1914.AWSDNS-47.CO.UK Name Server: NS-556.AWSDNS-05.NET
At least for DNS. Data center appears to be Lightedge.
Does HN self-host too?
I'd love to read an article describing the HN setup. Seems that they got a lot of things right - self registration, influx of people during outages and plenty others. Admins, if you see this, please write about your craft!
I am pretty sure @dang wrote about it on here before, but I can't seem to find it.
3 replies →
How? It's literally impossible to run a major website these days without Cloudflare.
/s
This is what you get for being lazy and choosing to making the internet more centralized.
Well, to be fair, while recognizing how influential it is, HN is not a major website lol