Enable Google Analytics temporarily to estimate server traffic

[saivann]

I have just temporarily enabled Google Analytics so we can have an accurate estimation of the traffic and be able to choose a dedicated server accordingly.

I planned to keep Analytics enabled for a week, and remove it afterwhile once we have enough data, with respect to previous discussions on this matter.

A fairly good dedicated server didn't survive to bitcoin.org traffic today so it seems like most estimations underestimate the real load.

[gmaxwell]

I've reverted this. I am a little shocked that you made this change without advanced notice.

[gmaxwell]

Do you have traffic data from the server? Even just interface stats? Do we know if the issue was actually traffic related or could it have just been insufficient caching and rerunning page rendering each time? (In any case, open a pull req)

[saivann]

I intended everyone to be aware of it by opening this issue and as stated, didn't intend to keep Analytics enabled. Analytics seems like the only option to get estimations without causing more downtime. I thought this was discussed enough previously so I could proceed, with respect to everything that has been said.

I've referred your comment to the owner of the dedicated server. From what I've reviewed yesterday, the current hardware and software configuration is hardly one I would expect to be overloaded that easily.

[gmaxwell]

FWIW, I just tested here and was able to saturate a gig-e link with http requests 1kbyte objects and varnish on a 3.2ghz i7 with fairly low load.

In any case, please open a pull for the analytics, I'll ack. (I didn't mean to suggest that I wouldn't, only that we should never be making this kind of change silently!)

[saivann]

Fair enough, pull req #286 opened, sorry about that.