Just upgraded atomicpoet.org from 2GB of RAM to 8GB of RAM.
While running it with 2GB was doable, ever since migrating my account from Firefish to Akkoma + Mangane, my server was struggling with the load.
Yes, by user count, atomicpoet.org is small. However, 13.5K people are following me, and I’m federating with 23,000 servers—most of the Fediverse.
The biggest reason for the upgrade, though, is that I want room for grow. If more people end up following me, I don’t want atomicpoet.org to just give up the ghost. And if more of my family join, I want this to be a good experience for them too.
I’m incredibly lucky to be able to run this server, and I thank @reiver for all his hard work behind the scenes. He’s helping with the back end operation.