Re: Loads of users

Adrian Wadey wrote:
[...]
> 
> I need to be able to handle a large number of users (from tens to
> potentially tens of thousands)
[...]
> I fancy running it on a small linux box and was considering a wireless
> router running OpenWRT and RoR.  Anyone done this?

AFAIK a wireless router will not have the computing power necessary to 
run Rails with decent performance for tens of thousands of users, at 
least if you're talking about the $50 boxes you put in your house. 
You'll want something a bit faster.

However, if I understand your use case correctly (which I may not), 
Rails may be overkill.  If it's really just a scoreboard for spectators 
already at the match, I suspect you don't need most of what Rails gives 
you.  Maybe Sinatra -- or even a simple PHP script or two -- would be 
more suitable.

> 
> 
> 
> Thanks
> Adrian

Best,
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