New host downloads are slow #8
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We had to move our installer from GitHub to Artifactory since GitHub artifacts have a size limit of 2 GB. Artifactory seems to have lower bandwidth than GitHub. |
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The other approach we're looking at (and potentially doing both) is providing a GitHub download but using a multi-part zip file. This would require downloading two files and unzipping to produce the actual install file. At least in Windows 11, Windows Explorer appears to have the built-in ability to read split zip files, but if Windows 10 doesn't that would require using something like 7Zip to extract. |
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This wasn't very rigorous, but here's some notes from when I downloaded beta-2:
Experiences will vary of course, but I figured I'd throw out this comparison for others to look at. Personally, I think it'd be good to recommend GitHub but keep Artifactory as an option, since it seems that GitHub is faster but there still might be some cases where the split zips won't be usable. This is just the opinion of some guy on the internet, though. |
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If Artifactory is struggling with just the downloads for beta testing, I can't imagine how bad it will be around kickoff. Could we try reaching out to GitHub to increase the size limit or find an alternative solution? |
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I don’t know if artifactory is actually struggling, or whether they just have a rate limit set. The 2G limit has been a limit on GitHub for a decade, and as it appears to be a technical limitation (signed 32-bit value), I’m not expecting them to fix it anytime soon. |
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What the alternative solution is I don't know, but I'm sure plenty of users (particularly those who struggle with internet already) would appreciate faster bandwidth. In my mind possible solutions are:
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For beta-2, we will also provide "split zip" file downloads via GitHub (see wpilibsuite/WPILibInstaller-Avalonia#358) as an alternative for beta testers to test. |
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I'd have to agree that the speeds are quite slow. I'm seeing the download hovering around 1-3 MB/s from Artifactory. As for solutions:
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With Beta 3, we're offering four download options:
Please feel free to test multiple and report back as to what works best for you. I expect we will remove one or two of these options for non-beta releases. |
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Did you measure in MB/s or Mb/s? On gigabit Ethernet I've never exceeded ~20MB/s on GitHub. |
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Megabytes per second, which is the default for |
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Interesting. Perhaps something might have changed with Artifactory because I got the same 3MB/s last I checked. |
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For what it's worth, on this weekday morning downloading from WPI is giving me an 39.7 MB/s (bursts up to 55MB/s) average as well. Looks like they unclogged their pipes 🤷♂️ |
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I downloaded the WPILib beta for Windows & Linux, and the NI Beta release, all at the same time. The NI beta, from GitHub, ran at 12.5 MB/s (limited by my ethernet), while the WPILib betas downloaded short of 5 MB/s or even less at times. Ultimately, the WPIlib installs took 3x as long as the NI beta. Something with the new host I'm guessing?
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