[Rabbit-proxy-users] Server Recommendations?

[Robert D. <de...@um...>]

Has anyone figured out some server specs that minimize delay when using
this, while not getting silly cost wise.  For the configuration I'm
considering the server would probably not cache anything.  The caching
would be at a server at the end of a slow link.

I'm guessing something like

Any reliable hdd.
1GB memory -- I'm guessing that would handle at least a couple dozen
users transcoding images without any hard drive.
Athlon 64 X2 (3800?)

I'm not sure if 64 bits or dual core helps.  The first would probably
depend on if ImageMagic can take advantage of it when compiled on
gentoo.  The second would probably depend if RabbiT can be doing two
different things at once.  Of course I suppose you could always start a
second process and give it a different port.

I haven't worked with a dual core chips before, or 64 bit for that
matter.  I was just curious if this would give any real speed benefit.
I suppose I could do some imageMagick conversions and time them.
Probably the greatest souce of delay is the fact that the image must
arrive completely at the server before being covereted and then finally
sent towards its destination.

-Robert