Serving static files

[Ankush Thakur]

I keep hearing in the docs and in tutorials that frameworks are horrible when it comes to service static files. In production, also, one needs to set up another dedicated server to serve static files.

I'm wondering why. What is so special about serving static files that a framework comes to a halt, even though the same framework can happily serve thousands of requests per hour?

Regards,

Ankush Thakur

[ludovic coues]

It's not that the framework will come to an halt. It's that a server
serving static file directly would be an order of magnitude faster.

https://unix4lyfe.org/time/hn.html is a nice article on how server
react to heavy load when serving static file.

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[Ankush Thakur]

Thanks but I'm afraid I wasn't able to grasp the point of that article. Could you break it down for me, please? 

~~Ankush

[Tim Graham]

The concerns about needing a separate server are likely overblown. In particular, Whitenoise is a popular solution for static file serving using Python. See its FAQ: http://whitenoise.evans.io/en/stable/#isn-t-serving-static-files-from-python-horribly-inefficient

[Ankush Thakur]

Hmmm. One argument I read supporting separate servers is that it would save the main server a few socket connections. But this appears to be too little of a gain. The approach of using a CDN, I think, is much more sensible. 

Thanks once again, Tim!

Regards,

Ankush Thakur

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