Ensuring Zero Downtime and Scalability for Shardeum’s High-Traffic Crypto Platform

Ensuring Zero Downtime and Scalability for Shardeum’s High-Traffic Crypto Platform

Introduction

Shardeum is an innovative EVM-based smart contract platform known for its dynamic state sharding capabilities. Designed to provide linearly scalable throughput while maintaining decentralization and security, Shardeum sets itself apart by retaining atomic composability across shards—a challenge faced by many other sharded blockchains. By leveraging its unique architecture, Shardeum delivers high throughput capacity without compromising decentralization, aiming to keep gas fees low indefinitely.

Business Need:

The client developed a high-traffic crypto-based website using WordPress and Node.js technologies. The website, hosted on DigitalOcean, serves as a platform for campaigns and data collection, attracting significant user traffic. The surge in traffic has led to concerns about potential server downtimes, as the current infrastructure struggles to handle peak loads efficiently. To address these challenges, the client required a solution that ensures zero downtime and scalable performance to accommodate fluctuating traffic volumes.

Application Technologies:

Frontend: WordPress + TypeScript
API Server: Node.js
Database: MySQL

Below were the requirements from the customer

Industry:

EVM-based L1 Blockchain

Offering:

To meet the client’s needs, we implemented several key strategies to enhance the website’s ability to handle high traffic:

1. Resource Optimization:

RAM and CPU Utilization: We optimized server resources by appropriately configuring and allocating RAM and CPU to ensure efficient handling of high traffic loads.

2. Server and Database Configuration:

Database Configuration: Enhanced MySQL settings to support high traffic and improved query performance.

Web Server Optimization: Improved the configuration of the web server to handle increased traffic and reduce potential bottlenecks.

3. Auto-Scaling Setup:

DigitalOcean Auto-Scaling: Configured the infrastructure for auto-scaling, allowing the system to automatically adjust resources up or down based on traffic demands. This approach ensures that additional server instances are spun up during peak traffic and scaled back during low traffic periods.

4. Database Optimization:

MySQL Query Optimization: Fine-tuned MySQL queries and indexing to handle high traffic loads more effectively and improve database performance.

Used Services:

• DigitalOcean App Platform: Utilized for deploying and managing the application with auto-scaling capabilities.

• MySQL RDS with Replica: Implemented MySQL RDS with read replicas to enhance database performance and ensure high availability.

Implementation:

Our team undertook a comprehensive approach to address the client’s needs:

1. Assessment and Planning:

• Conducted an in-depth assessment of the existing infrastructure to identify performance bottlenecks and areas for improvement.

• Developed a detailed plan to enhance resource allocation, optimize configurations, and implement auto-scaling.

2. Optimization and Configuration:

• RAM and CPU Utilization: Adjusted server settings to maximize the effective use of RAM and CPU, ensuring optimal performance under high traffic conditions.

• Web Server Configuration: Enhanced the web server configuration to improve response times and handle peak loads efficiently.

• Database Configuration: Fine-tuned MySQL settings and optimized queries to handle the increased load and improve overall performance.

3. Auto-Scaling Implementation:

• DigitalOcean Auto-Scaling: Set up auto-scaling policies to automatically adjust the number of server instances based on real-time traffic demands, ensuring zero downtime and continuous availability.

4. Database Enhancement:

• MySQL RDS with Replica: Implemented MySQL RDS with read replicas to distribute the database load and ensure high availability.

5. Testing and Validation:

• Conducted extensive testing to validate the effectiveness of the optimizations and auto-scaling setup, ensuring that the website could handle high traffic without performance degradation.

Our team undertook a comprehensive approach to address the client’s needs:

Reaping Rewards:

With these implementations, the client achieved:

• Zero Downtime:
The website now maintains continuous availability even during high traffic periods, meeting the client’s requirement for zero downtime.

• Scalable Performance: The auto-scaling setup ensures that the infrastructure can efficiently handle varying traffic levels without compromising performance.

• Optimized Costs: Improved resource utilization and auto-scaling capabilities help manage costs effectively while maintaining high performance.

By addressing the client’s needs with a comprehensive solution, we ensured that Shardeum’s website remains robust, scalable, and capable of handling high traffic volumes with zero downtime.

Ensuring Zero Downtime and Scalability for Shardeum’s High-Traffic Crypto Platform