Alright, guys, let’s talk about this “1000 ssr” thing I messed around with. I wanted to see if I could actually, you know, do something with a thousand SSR instances. It sounded crazy, even to me, but I was bored and had some time on my hands.
Getting Started
First, I had to figure out where I was even going to get all these things. I mean, you can’t just magically conjure up a thousand servers, right? I looked at some providers, and it quickly became a cost thing.
I grabbed some server, it wasn’t anything fancy, just something to get my feet wet. I remember thinking, “This is either going to be really cool or a complete waste of time.”
The Messy Middle
Installation: I went with a basic setup. Nothing complicated. I used a simple script, I’m all about keeping things as straightforward as possible.
- Used a simple script.
- Did some configurations.
Once I had one running, the real fun began. I spent a whole afternoon to config. I wanted it all automated. It was a pain, I won’t lie. Copying and pasting commands, tweaking little settings, making sure everything lined up. I probably messed it up a dozen times before I got it right.
I started small, just to make sure my script was working. Five instances. Ten. Twenty. They all spun up without a hitch. I was feeling pretty good at this point. Like, “Hey, I might actually pull this off!”
Hitting the Wall (and then climbing over it)
Then I tried to jump to a hundred. Boom. Things started crashing. Errors everywhere. I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out what was going wrong. Turns out, I was hitting some resource limits. Obvious, in retrospect, but I was too excited to think about that at first.
So, I had to do some digging. I learned about things like connection limits and file descriptors. Stuff I’d never really bothered with before. After a bunch of Googling and some trial and error, I managed to tweak the server settings to handle more load.
I spent all day doing and * it did run. I mean, they weren’t doing anything useful, but they were running.
Lessons Learned
So, what did I learn from all this? A few things:
- Scaling is hard: Even something that seems simple can get complicated fast when you’re dealing with large numbers.
- Resource limits are real: You gotta pay attention to them, or things will break.
- Automation is key: Doing anything a thousand times manually is a recipe for disaster.
- It’s okay to fail: I learned more from the times things went wrong than when they went right.
Would I do it again? Maybe. It was definitely a learning experience. But next time, I’d probably have a better reason than just “because I can.” I think.
