# Extreme load error

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/extreme-load-error/180311>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [February 19, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extreme-load-error/180311 "2021-02-19T06:16:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extreme-load-error/180311/2 "2021-02-19T15:19:05Z")

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> [@dylanb](#):
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> Is there something I can do other than beefing up my server,

Have fewer people use the forum? Better still would be to have them spread out their use rather than all doing it during the game.

But none of that is helpful. Since you know when the games are, you could beef up your server just during the game, or run multiple servers during the game behind a load balancer.

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