The key to being a low traffic app on appengine is to not to be a low traffic app on appengine. I use a script to pepper some dynamic URLs that incur no API costs. I endeavor to keep at least one dynamic instance alive, and sadly I also have to have 1 resident instance as well. It keeps the site limping along while I port stuff to Go. ;)
On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 2:48:56 PM UTC-8, Francois MASUREL wrote: > > In fact I succeeded in keeping one instance alive using PingDom service. > > But it still keeps starting new instances very frequently. > > It looks like pending latency setting doesn't work at all (set to 15s min > for my app). > > François > > > On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 11:43 PM, Cesium <cesium...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Please accept my apology for being flippant. >> >> I am going to try an experiment inspired by Jeff's idea. >> >> Jeff wrote: >> >>> <cronentries> >>> <cron> >>> <url>/some-non-static-url</**url> >>> <schedule>every 1 minutes</schedule> >>> </cron> >>> </cronentries> >>> This will keep one instance warm. >>> >> Jeff >> >> >> But instead of a fixed 1 minute interval, it will be adaptive like a >> feedback control servo. >> Also, the sign of the feedback will be just the opposite of what you >> would expect. >> If the call to my app takes a long time, I will call it more often to >> keep the instance alive. >> >> Of course, this simple design will lead to much suffering and cost, so >> there will be limits placed >> on the call rate, feedback gain, etc. >> >> Just a thought, >> David >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 3:24:09 PM UTC-7, Francois Masurel wrote: >>> >>> Sadly, nothing changed for me : 20 loading requests over the last 30 >>> minutes, instances are killed almost immediately. >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 11:16:51 PM UTC+1, Cesium wrote: >>>> >>>> Step 1: Sprinkle sour Skittles on the floor. (Sour, NOT regular >>>> Skittles.) >>>> Step 2: Wait for Google to release the unicorns for feeding. >>>> Step 3: When unicorns eat sour skittles, they release low latency mojo. >>>> Step 4: How the heck should I know? I just sit on my rear, day after >>>> day and watch the scheduler's schizophrenic behavior! I did nothing! >>>> >>>> David >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 3:09:54 PM UTC-7, Francois Masurel wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Great ! But how did you get there? >>>>> >>>>> François >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 5:28:48 PM UTC+1, Cesium wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> For the record: >>>>>> >>>>>> Now my app is running so smooth on a single instance. No new >>>>>> instances being created. Latency is low. >>>>>> >>>>>> My depression is gone. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now, I am truly gobsmacked. >>>>>> >>>>>> David >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Google App Engine" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-appengine/-/-ojM5D_cMsgJ. >> To post to this group, send email to >> google-a...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> google-appengi...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-appengine/-/l0LilFn2kSAJ. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
