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1) API Server crash due to Uncaught Error and none of us realised it until 30 mins later (no email alerts, no mechanism in place to notify devs): expensive mistake

2) api server and database server on one frickin vps, with no caching mechanisms or memoisation on frontend: Worst nightmare of my life

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  • 1
    How did you stumble upon the crash if there were no alerts?
  • 3
    Well use "cloud" services. It costs money but everything is managed for you
  • 2
    what is the project maturity though, cuz seems like a normal base setup for a < 2y young smaller scale project
  • 1
    @asgs We had to fix a bug and push it to production. So when we checked our server logs manually we realised nodejs app had crashed. Fortunately we learned from it and made the builds automatic later on
  • 1
    @webketje It was in the early phases but growing users everyday
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