BoardGameGeek Architecture 
Hardware
Added 5/2008
- "Dragon" - Master Database Server - Dual Quad Core Xeon E5430 Processor2x6MB Cache, 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 32GB RAM, 6x73GB 15k RPM SCSI
- "Phoenix" - File Server - Dual Quad Core Xeon E5430 Processor 2x6MB Cache, 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 16GB RAM, 6x750GB SATA x 6
- "Dog" - Application Server - Dual Quad Core Xeon E5430 Processor 2x6MB Cache, 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 32GB RAM
- "Mahjong" - Application Server - Dual Quad Core Xeon E5430 Processor 2x6MB Cache, 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 32GB RAM
Added 6/2007
- "Tigris" - Load Balancer - Quad Core Xeon X3220 Processor 2x4M Cache, 2.40GHz, 8GB RAM, 64GB HD PowerEdge 860
- "Euphrates" - Application Server - Quad Core Xeon X3220 Processor 2x4M Cache, 2.40GHz, 8GB RAM, 64GB HD PowerEdge 860
- "Arkham" - Application Server - Quad Core Xeon X3220 Processor 2x4M Cache, 2.40GHz, 8GB RAM, 64GB HD PowerEdge 860
- "Meeple" - Application Server - Quad Core Xeon X3220 Processor 2x4M Cache, 2.40GHz, 8GB RAM, 64GB HD PowerEdge 860
- "Plumpsack" - Application Server - Quad Core Xeon X3220 Processor 2x4M Cache, 2.40GHz, 8GB RAM, 64GB HD PowerEdge 860
Added 9/2006
- "Bruno" - Web Server - Dual Core Pentium D, 930 Processor, 2X2MB Cache, 3.0GHz 800MHz FSB, 4GB RAM, 250GB HD PowerEdge 850
- "Breese" - Web Server - Dual Core Pentium D, 930 Processor, 2X2MB Cache, 3.0GHz 800MHz FSB, 4GB RAM, 250GB HD PowerEdge 850
- "Klaus" - Web Server - Dual Core Pentium D, 930 Processor, 2X2MB Cache, 3.0GHz 800MHz FSB, 4GB RAM, 250GB HD PowerEdge 850
Added 8/2006
- "Sackson" - Backup/Slave Database Server - 16GB RAM
Out of Service
- "Borg" - Web Server - 4GB RAM (currently out of service)
- "Kramer" - Web Server - 4GB RAM (currently out of service)
- "Moon" - Ad Server - 4GB RAM (currently out of service)
- "Knizia" - Test Server - 2GB RAM
- "Wallace" - Web Server - 8GB RAM
- "Karl" - Backup File Server - 6GB RAM - 1.2TB HD
BoardGameGeek's software is mostly all custom designed. Here are some things that make that a reality:
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