leogracy094
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My website lags every time I run a campaign. Support only advises me to upgrade my plans. To deal with surges, do you guys utilize CDNs, caching, or simply better hosts?
Hosting Always Slows Down During Traffic Spikes – Any Fixes?
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VikingWannabe
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Are you using a shared hosting?
Maybe that's the issue.
Switch to a decently spec'd (as in enough RAM to handle concurrency) VPS
Maybe that's the issue.
Switch to a decently spec'd (as in enough RAM to handle concurrency) VPS
- Jun 7, 2025
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Use a CDN, proper caching, and optimized database queries first. If spikes keep crashing the site, move to a scalable host or VPS that can handle bursts.
itsmejames7
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It depends on your website, i.e. type of content and which stack you are using (the framework, DB, VPS, etc.)? If you can elaborate a bit, then it will be very helpful to help precisely
Brickbat1
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They have told you already what to do.If that fails then you know the problem is elsewhere.
doubledhamal
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Upgrading plan might be correct suggestion. If you earning from it, better to invest in good hosting.
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Upgrading sounds like a reasonable thing to do.
If they recommend that, you obviously exhaust your hosting account's resources while running a campaign. This doesn't mean the host is bad and you should move to a "good" host. A "good" host would recommend it as well.
Set up proper caching. If it doesn't help, you'll just need to upgrade.
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traffic spikes can easily overwhelm basic hosting plans. Here’s what helps:
Use a CDN like Cloudflare to offload traffic and speed up global delivery
Implement caching (server-side + browser) to reduce load time
Optimize images & scripts to reduce server strain
Upgrade to scalable hosting like VPS or cloud (e.g., DigitalOcean, AWS)
Use a load balancer if traffic is very high
Upgrading might help, but combining these with your current setup usually gives better performance during spikes
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CDN + good caching helps a lot, but if spikes are big, a better host or scalable plan is usually the real fix
jaykarbanda
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You need to upgrade the plan. Talk to hosting support, they will suggest required plan.
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It has to be combination of all of these . Optimization is very important, you should outsource it to someone if you cannot do it alone.