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Keep it alive

Katas need the sim canvas — continue on a desktop.

kata · easy · ~8 min

Pixel runs on one web server. At second 15 traffic doubles to 160 requests a second, and at second 35 server A dies for good. Keep Pixel answering through both. Press Run as often as you like — it is free and private. Submit when you are happy: that run is scored and recorded.

Goals

· at least 85% of requests succeed, crash included
· P95 latency under 50 ms
· under $300/month
· At second 35: the doubled traffic is served before server A dies

Optional goals · +25% XP each, first time

· run it for under $150/month

Budget: $300/month

Allowed: load-balancer, traffic-source, web-api

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