Plain Node vs. the $12 Server Challenge
Wed Oct 14 2026How many users can one $12/month server handle? Nobody had entered Node, so I did: zero dependencies, a hand-rolled HTTP server, and about 30,000 users.
How many users can one $12/month server handle? Nobody had entered Node, so I did: zero dependencies, a hand-rolled HTTP server, and about 30,000 users.