# Why is my radiant site running so slow?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-is-my-radiant-site-running-so-slow/77607>\
**Category:** Radiant CMS\
**Created:** [November 29, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-is-my-radiant-site-running-so-slow/77607 "2006-11-29T04:37:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![mike-moscow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@mike-moscow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mike-moscow)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-is-my-radiant-site-running-so-slow/77607/1 "2006-11-29T04:37:52Z")

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hello, I am developing the following website using Radiant:

[laaia.textdriven.com](http://laaia.textdriven.com)

This is the first time I have used radiant on ANY project. I always  
noticed that  
this website was always a little slow loading up. I checked it in  
various  
locations and there was always a certain lag. Today while meeting with  
the client  
and viewing the website from office the delay was VERY apparent (and a  
little  
embarassing). I’m not sure what is going on since I’m a total noob at  
rails.  
Could it be some issue with radiant caching system, or is there some  
sort of  
issue with my radiant configuration causing the delay or something in my  
code…

Anthony

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**Author:** ![mike-moscow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@mike-moscow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mike-moscow)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 4:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-is-my-radiant-site-running-so-slow/77607/2 "2006-11-29T04:43:53Z")

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It looks pretty responsive to me. Any DB-driven app will have a  
similar lag. The fact that you’re using a shared server only makes  
matters worse, specially at peak times.

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**Author:** ![mike-moscow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@mike-moscow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mike-moscow)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 5:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-is-my-radiant-site-running-so-slow/77607/3 "2006-11-29T05:03:56Z")

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> It looks pretty responsive to me. Any DB-driven app will have a  
> similar lag. The fact that you’re using a shared server only makes  
> matters worse, specially at peak times.

Yeah, the response time looks fine now. I have a textdrive account to  
and sometimes its  
ridiculously s l o w.

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**Author:** ![mike-moscow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@mike-moscow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mike-moscow)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 2:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-is-my-radiant-site-running-so-slow/77607/4 "2006-11-29T14:43:12Z")

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Also, keep in mind that the first time you hit a page, it could be slow  
depending on the content and the Radius tags you used. After the first  
hit  
(as long as you’re running in production mode), the page should render  
MUCH  
faster because it will be cached.

That said, even with lighttpd proxying, TextDrive’s shared hosting of  
Rails  
apps can be slow, especially when under load.

Sean C.  
[seancribbs.com](http://seancribbs.com)