Out of curiosity, what hardware does this forum run on?

[Phrea]

I take it it runs on some serious dedicated hardware, there are now 12,000+ people/bots active on the forums, that's some serious, well, what Doc Brown said ! :D

Didn't want to put it in Forum Feedback & Help because it's just curiosity.

EDIT: current stats: Currently Active Users: 12471 (778 members and 11508 guests and 185 Spiders)

[Excedio]

I take it it runs on some serious dedicated hardware, there are now 12,000+ people/bots active on the forums, that's some serious, well, what Doc Brown said ! :D

Didn't want to put it in Forum Feedback & Help because it's just curiosity.

EDIT: current stats: Currently Active Users: 12471 (778 members and 11508 guests and 185 Spiders)

I found this picture of the Ubuntu Forum server (http://www.knitemare.org/cats/server.jpg). I'm pretty sure this is it at least...

[KiwiNZ]

http://www.apple.com/xserve/

[Phrea]

I found this picture of the Ubuntu Forum server (http://www.knitemare.org/cats/server.jpg). I'm pretty sure this is it at least...

:lolflag:
True tho, I think I speak for a lot of people when I say: we want pictures too !!

[Phrea]

http://www.apple.com/xserve/

Sir...? :D

[toupeiro]

http://www.infoworld.com/infoworld/img/13TC-sun-sparc-t5120.jpg

64 threads per chip ftw.

ok, no I doubt the forum runs off it it actually, but just sayin'. Probably costs less than the MAC server. :P

[TheNerdAL]

http://www.apple.com/xserve/

:O How could yall?!

[Excedio]

:O How could yall?!

No...how could he ----------> KiwiNZ (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9305073&postcount=3)

;-)

[KiwiNZ]

For back up

http://www.apple.com/macmini/server/

[Excedio]

For back up

http://www.apple.com/macmini/server/


lol <--- Geniune

[toupeiro]

For back up

http://www.apple.com/macmini/server/

You're sadistic. :P j/k

[earthpigg]

does it run os x server, or linux?

or are you playing a joke by saying it runs on apple hardware?

[TheNerdAL]

For back up

http://www.apple.com/macmini/server/

At least it isn't Windows.

[Phrea]

does it run os x server, or linux?

or are you playing a joke by saying it runs on apple hardware?

Most likely the latter. :D
...now we still don't know anything tho.

[Elfy]

It runs on Hex (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_%28Discworld%29)

[Sporkman]

It runs on Hex (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_%28Discworld%29)

No, it runs on the WOPR (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOPR).

[Sporkman]

...or maybe one of these:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Fictional_computers

[Elfy]

nope - it's Hex, there are ants all over the place ...

[KiwiNZ]

At least it isn't Winblows.

Dual Boot with Windows Home Server for robust protection.

[KiwiNZ]

I have all the dirty stats of the hardware around her somewhere but its early Sunday morning and I have no idea where I filed them.

[Phrea]

I have all the dirty stats of the hardware around her somewhere but its early Sunday morning and I have no idea where I filed them.

We'll be patient !
And do you have some pictures of it/them? I'd [we'd] love to see some pics to go along with the specs/stats.

[The Real Dave]

I take it it runs on some serious dedicated hardware, there are now 12,000+ people/bots active on the forums, that's some serious, well, what Doc Brown said ! :D

Didn't want to put it in Forum Feedback & Help because it's just curiosity.

EDIT: current stats: Currently Active Users: 12471 (778 members and 11508 guests and 185 Spiders)

Wondering how many botnet's it'll take you to bring the server's down? ;)

I wanted to ask the same question back when I was new here but was afraid of being accused of such evil intentions :(

[Phrea]

I wanted to ask the same question back when I was new here but was afraid of being accused of such evil intentions :(

Haha, for god's sakes why...?!
It's just curiosity. :D

[The Real Dave]

Haha, for god's sakes why...?!
It's just curiosity. :D

I was young, and cautious :) But now I would love to know how they run :)

[Phrea]

I was young, and cautious :) But now I would love to know how they run :)

Join Date: Mar 2009

Must have been one loooong year for you ! :D

[dragos240]

157066

[jetsam]

Debian is dying; Netcraft confirms it.

Kidding!

<flees>

[Excedio]

157066

Looks like we have a winner. Apache | Ubuntu (Probably Server Edition) | PHP

[Irihapeti]

That's software, not hardware.

Or am I missing something?

[McRat]

I'm certainly no expert,

IIRC, Apache is a free open source webserver. PHP is just the language that this BBS software (vBulletin) is written in. It most likely uses mySQL for storing these forum pages and user files. LAMP setup?

vBulletin is open source by nature of PHP code, but it's not freeware.

I believe the hardware is a massively parallel PS3 cluster, with a Sinclair 1000 interface.

[Excedio]

That's software, not hardware.

Or am I missing something?

You're right...I totally forgot what this thread was about. :-D

[The Real Dave]

Join Date: Mar 2009

Must have been one loooong year for you ! :D

I consider myself to have moved on a lot in that year ;)

[OrbJinzo]

I have on good authority this site is ran on windows 98

[Sporkman]

KolibriOS on a Pentium I.

[RiceMonster]

It runs on an 8086

[dragos240]

It runs on an 8086

I support RiceMonster's statement. It's definitely running on an Intel 8086.

[lisati]

Sure it's not a 4004 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_4004)? :D

[SPDL_Serenity]

LOL too funny gang!

Maybe it's running on an Amiga 500. hehe I miss that computer.

It will be interesting to find out the server type and hardware specs.

[Phrea]

You're right...I totally forgot what this thread was about. :-D

I think everybody did. :lolflag:

[Khakilang]

It runs on an 8086

Naw! I think they just upgrade to Intel 80286 and 1MB RAM.
:guitar:

[K.Mandla]

KolibriOS on K.Mandla's Pentium I. (http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/kolibri-1-44mb-of-cute/)
Fixed that for you. :mrgreen:

[Elfy]

Fixed that for you. :mrgreen:
After reading your blog for quite a while - I seriously expected you to be saying the forums ran on a stick and a hoop:)

[koleoptero]

After reading your blog for quite a while - I seriously expected you to be saying the forums ran on a stick and a hoop:)

:lolflag:

[Phrea]

Any specs and pics yet?

[The Real Dave]

After reading your blog for quite a while - I seriously expected you to be saying the forums ran on a stick and a hoop:)

At the very least, a 120Mhz stick ;)

[jetsam]

There just don't want to admit that Ballmer kidnapped the forum hardware, and uses it in the hallway gallery approaching his throne room.

[Digikid]

Windows Server 2008.

LOL!!!!!!!!

[Phrea]

Hmz, here we go again. :lolflag:

And I'd really like to know and see !

[andras artois]

Windows 95 lolololololol

[MaxIBoy]

Minix 2 running on Magic-1?

[phrostbyte]

First serious answer: I'm pretty sure it is just 3 servers (2 database servers). Yes, they all run Ubuntu Server. You should probably ask jdong about it though.

[Phrea]

C'mon guys, let us know and see already ! :D

[stmiller]

http://imgur.com/PRgb6.jpg (http://imgur.com/PRgb6.jpg)

[nerdtron]

C'mon guys, let us know and see already ! :D

if you ran ang organization, would you be comfortable spilling your secret to somebody you don't know? i'm sure you won't get any true answers for security reasons.

[Phrea]

if you ran ang organization, would you be comfortable spilling your secret to somebody you don't know? i'm sure you won't get any true answers for security reasons.

Hardware secrets? ;)
Because the software used can easily be seen, including version numbers etc. Complete websites exist to do just that, for fun.
We also know, the server is most likely running Ubuntu, Apache, PHP and MySQL, and vB etc. Hardly any 'secrets' about all that stuff. :D

I just wanted to know what hardware was used, and if they had any pictures.

[jrusso2]

http://www.apple.com/xserve/

Thats just too funny for words, thanks for that.