We’re running on an AWS instance, and happy to move to a larger one as required.
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A larger aws instance will not resolve the fairly severe client implications
We send json for every category a client has access to on initial payload, categories page can get very painful, hamburger menu, category selector when creating topics and so on
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Hmm, interesting.
Since the vast majority of people will only have access to one branch and region, it’s the moderators who will pay this penalty.
Time to fire up a test site, and determine the extent of the problem. A good opportunity to validate our backup procedure too 
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(not?) Sorry to bump revive this: how is this endeavor working for you? Is the perf bad?
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I’m afraid that due to illness, I’ve not progressed this beyond a dozen branches at the moment.