[Andy] Load Manager 1.0

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[Andy] Load Manager - Automatically restricts guest access during high server loads.

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Automatically restricts guest access during high server loads.

This add-on will not work on shared web hosting plans, a VPS or dedicated is required.

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Nice to see this one released.

So for anyone wondering what it actually does in practice:

What the add-on does
It monitors your server load and, once a configurable threshold is exceeded, it will automatically start restricting guest access. Typical approaches for this kind of tool are:

• Denying or limiting access for guests when the load is too high
• Letting logged-in members continue browsing normally
• Optionally serving a simple message or error page to guests instead of the full forum

That way, when you hit traffic spikes (search engine crawlers going wild, link hits, DDoS-like bursts, etc.), your actual members are less affected because guests are effectively throttled.

Common use cases

• Shared hosting or VPS with limited CPU where you can’t fully control the environment
• Busy forums that get regular traffic spikes (news links, social media, etc.)
• Situations where you’d rather temporarily turn away guests than have 502/timeout errors for everybody

Things you’ll probably want to check in the resource details

• How the “load” is measured (system load average vs. something else)
• Exact threshold options (e.g. different levels, hysteresis, delay before lifting restrictions)
• Whether you can whitelist specific IPs/paths (e.g. APIs, health checks, or important landing pages)
• What guests actually see (custom message/template, status code, etc.)

If you post your server specs and average load, people can probably suggest some sane starting thresholds for you.