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Because HN doesn't use Cloudflare.

• chistev 10mo ago
  Also doesn't use AWS or Azure because it didn't go down with them either.
  • us0r 10mo ago
    I thought the same until I started looking: Name Server: NS-225.AWSDNS-28.COM Name Server: NS-1411.AWSDNS-48.ORG Name Server: NS-1914.AWSDNS-47.CO.UK Name Server: NS-556.AWSDNS-05.NET At least for DNS. Data center appears to be Lightedge.
  • Bender 10mo ago
    HN sometimes rarely is pointed to AWS when under attack.
• ardfard 10mo ago
  Does HN self-host too?
  • ArcHound 10mo ago
    I'd love to read an article describing the HN setup. Seems that they got a lot of things right - self registration, influx of people during outages and plenty others. Admins, if you see this, please write about your craft!
    • Akronymus 10mo ago
      I am pretty sure @dang wrote about it on here before, but I can't seem to find it.
      • b2ccb2 10mo ago
        Here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28478379 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28478379 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27452276 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27452276
        • ArcHound 10mo ago
          Thanks! Seems that's what we'll get as there are apparently serious money which can be made by knowing the guts of HN as per https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27454354 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27454354.
      • ArcHound 10mo ago
        Seems like so, these submissions from them look related, but not quite it: - [Sorry I broke the server](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9052128 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9052128) - [New attempt at mobile markup](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10489499 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10489499) - [Clickable domains and QoL](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10223645 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10223645) - [New features and a moderator](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12073675 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12073675) - [Thanks to thehodge and littlewarden, this site is up today](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28472350 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28472350) Maybe one day. Seeing all of these big providers stumbling, an article about HN staying on top of everything would surely resonate.
  • dang 10mo ago
    Yes, except when we've shot ourselves in both feet: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45750608 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45750608
• sph 10mo ago
  How? It's literally impossible to run a major website these days without Cloudflare. /s This is what you get for being lazy and choosing to making the internet more centralized.
  • Iulioh 10mo ago
    Well, to be fair, while recognizing how influential it is, HN is not a major website lol
    • chistev 10mo ago
      What counts as major? I estimate they get millions of hits here