# Day-one speed, even with millions of readers

> A fast news site even with millions of stories and readers: auto-scaling, smart caching and fast archives. Your site won't slow down during breaking news.

Even with millions of stories on your site and millions of people visiting at once, your site won't slow down or crash. As traffic grows, the infrastructure scales on its own.

## Highlights

- **1M+** stories, still fast
- **<1 s** page load time
- **Automatic** capacity scaling
- **0** traffic-related outages

## Standing strong through breaking news

Election night, a big match or major breaking news: no matter how high traffic climbs, your site stays fast.

- **Auto-scaling:** Server capacity grows automatically during traffic spikes, without you noticing.
- **Fast large archives:** Pages and search open instantly, even with archives of millions of stories.
- **Concurrent readers:** Millions of people can visit at the same time with no slowdown.
- **Fast search:** Readers find the story they're looking for in the archive within seconds.
- **Smart caching:** Popular pages are served from cache, reducing server load.
- **Real-time monitoring:** Response times and traffic are monitored 24/7 so issues are caught early.

## Infrastructure ready to grow

1. **Traffic spikes:** A breaking story multiplies your readership within minutes.
2. **Infrastructure scales:** The system detects the load and adds capacity automatically.
3. **Your site stays fast:** Readers keep using your site at its usual speed.

## Frequently asked questions

### Do I pay extra during traffic spikes?

Your plan is designed to handle traffic spikes; there's nothing extra to do for sudden surges.

### How many stories are supported?

There's no practical limit on archive size; speed holds even with millions of stories.

### How do you measure site speed?

Response times and page loads are monitored continuously; see performance reports in your panel.

### Can I migrate a large archive from another platform?

Yes. Our team helps you migrate large archives.

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