# 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:** ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extreme-load-error/180311/3 "2021-02-19T15:45:38Z")

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You need more and faster CPU cores and more Ram, so you can increase the number of web processes (Unicorn Workers) in order to deal with the peak traffic.

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