# Dreamhost so slow **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [July 28, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dreamhost-so-slow/100423 "2006-07-28T21:50:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/masonkessinger)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dreamhost-so-slow/100423/1 "2006-07-28T21:50:52Z")
Does anyone know of any fixes to this? Any industry-known tips/tricks? The page loads sometimes take 20-30 seconds. so bad. mk ---
**Author:** ![masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/masonkessinger)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 9:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dreamhost-so-slow/100423/2 "2006-07-28T21:55:29Z")
Get a new host? ---
**Author:** ![masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/masonkessinger)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 9:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dreamhost-so-slow/100423/3 "2006-07-28T21:55:54Z")
Ensure that 1. you’re running in production mode 2. you’re using fastcgi 3. your app doesn’t have serious problems. DH runs my apps just fine. ---
**Author:** ![masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/masonkessinger)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 10:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dreamhost-so-slow/100423/4 "2006-07-28T22:10:54Z")
Hmmmm… It is in production mode. It uses fastcgi. and its not THAT complex so i dont think i could have botched the code too much… Would it be possible that someone is on my shared-server that has a really popular app that slows it down??? mk Brian H. wrote: > Ensure that > > 1. you’re running in production mode > 2. you’re using fastcgi > 3. your app doesn’t have serious problems. > > DH runs my apps just fine. ---
**Author:** ![masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/masonkessinger)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2006, 1:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dreamhost-so-slow/100423/5 "2006-07-29T01:48:02Z")
> Would it be possible that someone is on my shared-server that has a > really popular app that slows it down??? If that is the case, I am sure the Dreamhost staff would be happy to assist you. I have heard that they often move people around from server to server if their load is too heavy. Keep in mind as well that the last week and a half Dreamhost has been having a _lot_ of issues, and some servers are still experiencing really slow load times. Perhaps you should try uploading some static files and see what kind of download speed you get on them? Check out: > **[DreamHost Status](https://www.dreamhoststatus.com/)** > > We continuously monitor the status of DreamHost and all its related services. If there are any service interruptions or maintenances, information will be available here. > > Need help? Please contact support via the DreamHost Panel. ---
**Author:** ![masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/masonkessinger)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 10:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dreamhost-so-slow/100423/6 "2006-07-28T22:50:17Z")
I have problems with the connection to the db… I’m not sure how they setup there databases exactly, but they are are different servers than your web boxen. Check your logs and see where the slow down is occuring. I noticed the db issues the first time I ran a migrate on my prod db. It would take anywhere from 2 - 20 secs to create columns and such. Personally I haven’t looked into a fix yet. You can try creating a new database and perhaps it will get created on a different backend server.