# \[FEEDBACK\] on new site **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [February 2, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feedback-on-new-site/159258 "2009-02-02T20:09:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Daly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@Daly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Daly)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feedback-on-new-site/159258/1 "2009-02-02T20:09:57Z")
Hi, I just released this new dating site built in Ruby on Rails called [http://moredating.com](http://moredating.com). I was wondering if you guys could check it out and provide any feedback you may have. I’m especially interested in any security flaws that you may find, and any suggestions you may have regarding SEO, URL schemes, etc… The site is running on EC2, uses enterprise ruby and passenger. I’m really happy with the performance so far, but it’s not been heavily taxed yet. If there is a more appropriate forum to get feedback than this one, please let me know. Cheers. ---
**Author:** ![Daly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@Daly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Daly)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feedback-on-new-site/159258/2 "2009-02-03T17:29:45Z")
Hi Daly, On Mon, 2009-02-02 at 11:09 -0800, Daly wrote: > I just released this new dating site built in Ruby on Rails Congrats! Very nice look and feel. > The site is running on EC2, uses enterprise ruby and passenger. I’m > really happy with the performance so far, but it’s not been heavily > taxed yet. Do you plan to write up your experiences with the platform? I’m sure I’m not the only one who’d be interested. Best regards, Bill ---
**Author:** ![Daly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@Daly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Daly)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feedback-on-new-site/159258/3 "2009-02-03T18:43:19Z")
On Feb 3, 11:29 am, bill walton [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Do you plan to write up your experiences with the platform? I’m sure > I’m not the only one who’d be interested. +1. We’ve considered EC2 for an app we are currently using a dedicated server for. I would be interested in some of the cost particulars as well as the technical HOWTO. We’ve been trying to estimate what it would cost to have an app up 24/7 on EC2, but every time we run the numbers using Amazon’s published pricing we come up with a different result. ---
**Author:** ![Daly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@Daly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Daly)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feedback-on-new-site/159258/4 "2009-02-03T19:57:01Z")
On Feb 3, 5:42 pm, “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > with a different result. > We’re running a flirting site ([http://www.flirtanywhere.com](http://www.flirtanywhere.com) > [http://flirtanywhere.mobi](http://flirtanywhere.mobi)), on EC2 using a slightly modded version of > ec2onrails (the ami is modded, not the gem). A small instance using a > 100GB ESB and storing all of our collateral on S3 (including db > backups) runs around $80-$90 per month. So far it’s been rock solid > and performs comparably with a similar sized dedicated box we had > about 18 months ago (ditched to go to EC2). ---
**Author:** ![Daly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@Daly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Daly)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feedback-on-new-site/159258/5 "2009-02-03T21:11:22Z")
Hello all, I’ll be writing something tonight about the whole experience. On the whole, I couldn’t be happier with all of Amazon’s offerings 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Daly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@Daly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Daly)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feedback-on-new-site/159258/6 "2009-02-03T20:00:02Z")
> We’re running a flirting site ([http://www.flirtanywhere.comhttp](http://www.flirtanywhere.comhttp)://flirtanywhere.mobi), on EC2 using a slightly modded version of > ec2onrails (the ami is modded, not the gem). A small instance using a > 100GB ESB and storing all of our collateral on S3 (including db > backups) runs around $80-$90 per month. So far it’s been rock solid > and performs comparably with a similar sized dedicated box we had > about 18 months ago (ditched to go to EC2). Oh, yeah, forgot to add that we’ve been using CloudFront for a couple of months now, and we’re pretty happy with that as well. Cheers, Todd ---
**Author:** ![Daly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@Daly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Daly)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 2:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feedback-on-new-site/159258/7 "2009-02-05T02:51:09Z")
OK, so I have written part 1 of my deploying to EC2. It’s at [http://blog.developergurus.com/2009/02/04/rails-passenger-ubuntu-and-ec2-part-1/](http://blog.developergurus.com/2009/02/04/rails-passenger-ubuntu-and-ec2-part-1/) I was going to write part 2 today, but don’t think I will. Has to be on Saturday 🙂 Please let me know if you want me to elaborate on anything in there. ---
**Author:** ![Daly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@Daly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Daly)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feedback-on-new-site/159258/8 "2009-02-05T20:54:29Z")
Hi Daly, On Wed, 2009-02-04 at 17:50 -0800, Daly wrote: > OK, so I have written part 1 of my deploying to EC2. It’s at > [http://blog.developergurus.com/2009/02/04/rails-passenger-ubuntu-and-ec2-part-1/](http://blog.developergurus.com/2009/02/04/rails-passenger-ubuntu-and-ec2-part-1/) Nice. I’ll look forward to seeing part 2. You should put a blurb / link on the wiki. Best regards, Bill