Build a kick ass Couchbase stack for under $1000
There are many articles with some great information on how to size your Couchbase cluster but rarely do they mention specific server specifications or details/pricing of tech stacks (Check out this great blog post for sizing Couchbase deployments). In this article we are going to look at how you can build an awesome cloud based solution with a lot of headroom and power for Couchbase for under $1000! While AWS and other cloud vendors such as Heroku and Digital Ocean and others provide a great service and a plethora of features we often find they can be pricey when you want power and performance can be erratic (unless you pay more for dedicated instances). We do love the ability to quickly spin up instances and AWS is one of our main resources for quickly testing out features. (note: these services are great and it’s not bashing them, this is just a different approach). ...