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Traffic and application tier
Distribute workload across services or nodes when one application instance is not enough.
- Load balancing
- Redundant application nodes
- Horizontal scaling patterns
- Health checks and service routing
Complex Hosting
Clusters, high availability and custom multi-server infrastructure.
When one server is not enough, Gotekky scopes the topology around traffic flow, data dependencies, failure impact and recovery requirements instead of simply selling a larger box.
Architecture example
Why complex hosting starts with topology
Once a workload spans multiple components, simply adding more CPU or another server is not an architecture. Traffic flow, data dependencies and failure domains need to be designed together.
An illustrative multi-server topology
A real design is scoped from the application and failure requirements. This example shows why Complex Hosting is an architecture service rather than a fixed server package.
Users and applicationsIncoming traffic
→
Load balancing layerDistributes traffic
Application node AProduction workload
Application node BRedundant capacity
→
Database primaryApplication data
Replica or recovery copyRole depends on design
Independent backupsRecovery layer
Illustration only. Actual topology, redundancy and recovery design are defined in the proposal and may be simpler or more complex.
Infrastructure beyond one server
Complex Hosting is built around the workload, availability target and recovery requirements.
Data tier
Separate or replicate data services according to consistency, performance and recovery needs.
- Dedicated database services
- Primary and replica patterns
- Replication
- Storage architecture
Recovery and continuity
Design for the failure that matters to the organization, not just for normal operation.
- Independent backups
- Failover planning
- Recovery environments
- Multi-location options where appropriate
Design questions
High availability is a design property, not a checkbox
A reliable design looks at shared dependencies, acceptable downtime, data loss tolerance and who is expected to respond when something fails.
What can fail together?
Two application servers on one dependency may still share the same outage. Redundancy only helps when the failure domains are understood.
What must be restored, and how quickly?
Backups, replicas and failover solve different problems. The design should match the acceptable recovery path.
Who owns incidents?
The platform can be delivered as infrastructure only or paired with Infrastructure Management for ongoing operational responsibility.
Bring us the requirement, not a server shopping list.
Tell us what must stay online, what depends on what, how much interruption is acceptable and what recovery looks like. We can turn that into an architecture proposal.
Examples of workloads that may need Complex Hosting
The trigger is usually architecture complexity or failure impact rather than a specific traffic number.
Revenue-critical commerce
Stores and transaction systems where a single infrastructure failure would create unacceptable business interruption.
- Redundant application tier
- Database planning
- Recovery and backup design
Custom application platforms
Applications with APIs, workers, databases, internal services or other components that need to be separated.
- Service-specific resources
- Private networking
- Controlled change and capacity planning
Growth beyond one server
Systems that have outgrown vertical scaling or need a deliberate path to redundancy.
- Multi-server topology
- Load distribution
- Documented failure and recovery model
Clear responsibility
Complex Hosting defines the platform. Management defines who operates it.
Complex Hosting project can include
- Architecture and infrastructure components defined in the proposal
- Provisioning and interconnection of the agreed platform
- Capacity and redundancy chosen for the workload
- Documented infrastructure assumptions and boundaries
Ongoing responsibility can add
- Infrastructure Management for the multi-server environment
- Website Care for an approved application layer
- Managed Email where mail is part of the solution
- Separate change projects outside the recurring management scope
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What qualifies as Complex Hosting?
A workload that needs multiple servers, redundancy, load balancing, replication, multiple failure domains or another custom topology rather than one standard hosting account or server.
Is Complex Hosting a fixed package?
No. The correct topology depends on workload behavior, availability requirements, recovery objectives and budget, so it is scoped through a proposal.
Does high availability mean there can never be downtime?
No. Redundancy reduces specific failure risks, but every design still has dependencies, maintenance requirements and failure modes. The goal is to design around the outages that matter most.
Can Gotekky operate the environment after deployment?
Yes. Infrastructure Management can be added for ongoing server and platform operations, and Website Care can be added when Gotekky is also responsible for the application layer.
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