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Ask HN: How do you make sure your servers are up as a single founder?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you make sure your servers are up as a single founder?
#232> I was able to sign in to the AWS console and resolve the issue Kids these days. I had a RAM stick fry in one of the physical machines sitting in a colo 1 hour drive away. Not die, but just start flipping bits here and there, triggering most bizarre alerts you can imagine. On the night of December 24th. Now, that was fun. --- To add --- If you are a single founder - expect downtime and expect it to be stressful. Inh…
Reminds me of an int32 int64 mismatch that overflowed precisely also on the night of Dec 24th!
Re: Ask HN: How do you make sure your servers are up as a single founder?
#233I've run a one-person business on my own servers for about eight years. Honestly, the answer is learning how to manage anxiety and stress, particularly doing potentially destructive things under pressure. I think the psychological aspects of this are much more difficult than the technical ones. If it helps, people are generally very understanding if you explain that you are a solo founder, and take reasonable steps t…
Totally agreed on the point that you just won't be available all the time. You can set up all the alerting you want and high-availability on different zones and whatnot, but when sh*t hits the fan, you will still be the only person in charge for putting everything back together.
I concur that hiring someone, if you can afford it, even part time, would be a great idea.