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A better solution for codeforces api errors
By Onur_Ilgaz, history, 4 months ago, In English

I know codeforces api is unabled while a contest is running because of performance issues but wouldn't it be better if it was enabled about an hour after a contest starts? Codeforces api's are widely used and performance issues can be tolerated at that moment.

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Should I ping mike?

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I think it's better if they use load balancer and kinda give a dedicated server (smaller one) for api calls during the contest (or rating roll back) so it wouldn't lag much. And in other cases the smaller one along with other servers can be used for everything like it's being done now I guess!

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    It makes more sense to maintain a dedicated server as it provides services irrespective of contest timings. The load balancer is crucial if the servers use HTTP2 afaik.

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