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What are some best practices for optimizing Drupal performance on a high-traffic website? Any modules or configurations you recommend?

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vm commented

what are the current bottlenecks?

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molkatayahi commented

Optimizing Drupal performance for a high-traffic website involves several best practices, modules, and configurations.

Here are some key strategies:

  • Enable caching for anonymous users.
  • Aggregate and compress CSS and JavaScript files.
  • Image Optimization
  • Implement server-side caching solutions like Varnish.

This a list of recommended Modules:

Redis: Improves performance by caching data in memory, reducing database load.
Memcache Another caching backend that helps to reduce database queries.
Varnish: A reverse proxy that caches pages and serves them quickly.
Advanced CSS/JS Aggregation (AdvAgg)
Blazy: Provides lazy loading for images, making page loads faster.

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Smith191 commented

Focus on caching, image optimization, and database optimization. Utilize modules like Redis, Memcache, and Image Styles. Regularly clear cache, optimize database queries, and leverage a CDN for improved performance.