When people mention the ClanBase website, they tend to think of two things: the almost unrivalled list of ladders, cups and hosted competitions which it holds, but also the rathermore negative side, which is the tendancy to become slow, go down for a bit, or even completely crash. It has left the site with something of tarnished reputation, which is clearly unfair given CB's size.
However, it seems these problems and slowdowns are soon to be a thing of the past. The site currently operates on 2 "ageing" servers, which haven't been upgraded for two and a half years. In periods of high traffic and demand, the site often slowed, and download speeds were unsatisfactory. Luckily, coming soon courtest of CB come four "brand new" servers, which will ensure performance won't be affected thereafter.
The upgrade takes place this coming Tuesday at 01:00 CET, so minimal disruption will be noticed. The task of moving an entire site is hardly a small one, but it will be made ever quicker by the fact that many files, suchs as demos, maps, screenshots and so one have been pre-loaded already.
Nico of the Clanbase Crew had this to say: "More than 2.5 years have passed since the ClanBase servers were last upgraded. Meanwhile traffic has continued to increase, and for some time the servers have had a hard time coping with the load. With this upgrade, we're thrilled to once more be able to make the ClanBase experience a speedy one."
No more slowdowns!
However, it seems these problems and slowdowns are soon to be a thing of the past. The site currently operates on 2 "ageing" servers, which haven't been upgraded for two and a half years. In periods of high traffic and demand, the site often slowed, and download speeds were unsatisfactory. Luckily, coming soon courtest of CB come four "brand new" servers, which will ensure performance won't be affected thereafter.
The upgrade takes place this coming Tuesday at 01:00 CET, so minimal disruption will be noticed. The task of moving an entire site is hardly a small one, but it will be made ever quicker by the fact that many files, suchs as demos, maps, screenshots and so one have been pre-loaded already.
"More than 2.5 years have passed since the ClanBase servers were last upgraded. Meanwhile traffic has continued to increase, and for some time the servers have had a hard time coping with the load. With this upgrade, we're thrilled to once more be able to make the ClanBase experience a speedy one."
Get ready to kiss slowdowns goodbye! \o/
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