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by textmode 3656 days ago
Is it true that HN runs on a single server, running FreeBSD?
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willejs 3656 days ago
Yes, it runs active passive, and its written in a Lisp dialect.
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jimbokun 3656 days ago
What does "active passive" mean?
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travisby 3656 days ago
two servers, one "active" serving the website, one "passive" ready to serve the website when you bring the first down and perform some switching (DNS or moving an IP address).

Load balancing two separate servers you can consider as active-active for the terminology.

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