I Slept on a Poopy Volcano (So I Built the Fastest Website Ever) | Build in public E177

All right, for today’s video, I am going All right, for today’s video, I am going All right, for today’s video, I am going to show off project number six of 25 for to show off project number six of 25 for to show off project number six of 25 for my 25 projects in 25 weeks challenge. my 25 projects in 25 weeks challenge. my 25 projects in 25 weeks challenge. Let’s get into it. So, first my random Let’s get into it. So, first my random Let’s get into it. So, first my random story for today, which is going to kind story for today, which is going to kind story for today, which is going to kind of explain why I built this project. Uh, of explain why I built this project. Uh, of explain why I built this project. Uh, I’ve slept in a lot of weird places in I’ve slept in a lot of weird places in I’ve slept in a lot of weird places in my life. um on a bunch of different my life. um on a bunch of different my life. um on a bunch of different boats and I don’t mean cruise ships, I boats and I don’t mean cruise ships, I boats and I don’t mean cruise ships, I mean like weird little small boats on mean like weird little small boats on mean like weird little small boats on huts and hammocks on deserted islands on huts and hammocks on deserted islands on huts and hammocks on deserted islands on the ground. Um one time I slept on the the ground. Um one time I slept on the the ground. Um one time I slept on the floor of a school gymnasium floor of a school gymnasium floor of a school gymnasium in Poland like all sorts of weird random in Poland like all sorts of weird random in Poland like all sorts of weird random places. Trains, cars, you name it. Just places. Trains, cars, you name it. Just places. Trains, cars, you name it. Just you name it. Uh, but the weirdest place you name it. Uh, but the weirdest place you name it. Uh, but the weirdest place I’ve ever slept at was on a live active I’ve ever slept at was on a live active I’ve ever slept at was on a live active volcano, like at the top, like at the volcano, like at the top, like at the volcano, like at the top, like at the rim of the volcano. rim of the volcano. rim of the volcano. Uh, I talked about this on my last Uh, I talked about this on my last Uh, I talked about this on my last video. So, I spent some time once video. So, I spent some time once video. So, I spent some time once backpacking through Ethiopia. backpacking through Ethiopia. backpacking through Ethiopia. So, my friend and I, we heard that you So, my friend and I, we heard that you So, my friend and I, we heard that you can go up to the top of this volcano and can go up to the top of this volcano and can go up to the top of this volcano and sleep. So, they take you up there and sleep. So, they take you up there and sleep. So, they take you up there and you spend the night. You see a nice you spend the night. You see a nice you spend the night. You see a nice sunrise. you go down to the little the sunrise. you go down to the little the sunrise. you go down to the little the little crater part and you see the little crater part and you see the little crater part and you see the volcano. So, we’re like, “Hell yeah, volcano. So, we’re like, “Hell yeah, volcano. So, we’re like, “Hell yeah, let’s go do it.” Uh, so we met up at the let’s go do it.” Uh, so we met up at the let’s go do it.” Uh, so we met up at the base of this volcano. We had there was a base of this volcano. We had there was a base of this volcano. We had there was a bunch of guides, a bunch of backpackers, bunch of guides, a bunch of backpackers, bunch of guides, a bunch of backpackers, and they take you up there to the top. and they take you up there to the top. and they take you up there to the top. So, it’s a really slow, long, I don’t So, it’s a really slow, long, I don’t So, it’s a really slow, long, I don’t know, like couple hour good little trek. know, like couple hour good little trek. know, like couple hour good little trek. It wasn’t like mountain climbing. It It wasn’t like mountain climbing. It It wasn’t like mountain climbing. It wasn’t like really um steep. You you wasn’t like really um steep. You you wasn’t like really um steep. You you didn’t have to have gear. just like a didn’t have to have gear. just like a didn’t have to have gear. just like a really long gradual just walk up to the really long gradual just walk up to the really long gradual just walk up to the top of this thing. We get up to the top top of this thing. We get up to the top top of this thing. We get up to the top and I was like pretty shocked. Um kind and I was like pretty shocked. Um kind and I was like pretty shocked. Um kind of appalled to be honest. It was so of appalled to be honest. It was so of appalled to be honest. It was so smoky up there. Like this this volcano smoky up there. Like this this volcano smoky up there. Like this this volcano is really active. Like there was serious is really active. Like there was serious is really active. Like there was serious smoke and fumes pouring out of this smoke and fumes pouring out of this smoke and fumes pouring out of this thing like crazy. You could not breathe. thing like crazy. You could not breathe. thing like crazy. You could not breathe. It was thick ass smoke. I was choking. It was thick ass smoke. I was choking. It was thick ass smoke. I was choking. everyone, you know, was like coughing everyone, you know, was like coughing everyone, you know, was like coughing and and trying to cover their mouths and and trying to cover their mouths and and trying to cover their mouths with like shirts or bandanas or anything with like shirts or bandanas or anything with like shirts or bandanas or anything that you had. It was like so sketchy. I that you had. It was like so sketchy. I that you had. It was like so sketchy. I I couldn’t believe it. They were like, I couldn’t believe it. They were like, I couldn’t believe it. They were like, “Okay, we’re here now. We’re going to “Okay, we’re here now. We’re going to “Okay, we’re here now. We’re going to take you down to the crater.” And it was take you down to the crater.” And it was take you down to the crater.” And it was midnight by this point. I was like, “Is midnight by this point. I was like, “Is midnight by this point. I was like, “Is this [  ] safe?” Like to be breathing this [  ] safe?” Like to be breathing this [  ] safe?” Like to be breathing this in and going down there. Everyone this in and going down there. Everyone this in and going down there. Everyone has flashlights and torches from their has flashlights and torches from their has flashlights and torches from their phones. And they take you down there. phones. And they take you down there. phones. And they take you down there. And they made it very very very clear And they made it very very very clear And they made it very very very clear that you had to be super super careful that you had to be super super careful that you had to be super super careful because why? Literally two tourists died because why? Literally two tourists died because why? Literally two tourists died like months before. Literally literally like months before. Literally literally like months before. Literally literally fell into the lava and died. Literally fell into the lava and died. Literally fell into the lava and died. Literally died in the volcano. It’s pretty wild. died in the volcano. It’s pretty wild. died in the volcano. It’s pretty wild. And I was like, could you imagine? I was And I was like, could you imagine? I was And I was like, could you imagine? I was joking with my friend. You know, that joking with my friend. You know, that joking with my friend. You know, that might be a epic way to [  ] go out, might be a epic way to [  ] go out, might be a epic way to [  ] go out, just fall into a volcano. He’s like, just fall into a volcano. He’s like, just fall into a volcano. He’s like, “Oh, I know, right?” I asked, “It’s “Oh, I know, right?” I asked, “It’s “Oh, I know, right?” I asked, “It’s mean. I know. I know. I’m a horrible mean. I know. I know. I’m a horrible mean. I know. I know. I’m a horrible person, but you know, I was pretty person, but you know, I was pretty person, but you know, I was pretty scared to be honest with you.” And I was scared to be honest with you.” And I was scared to be honest with you.” And I was like, “This is so crazy. This is This like, “This is so crazy. This is This like, “This is so crazy. This is This cannot be safe.” By the time, you know, cannot be safe.” By the time, you know, cannot be safe.” By the time, you know, you go down to to the actual crater part you go down to to the actual crater part you go down to to the actual crater part and you come back up. Thank god a breeze and you come back up. Thank god a breeze and you come back up. Thank god a breeze kind of kind of shifted or came in. It kind of kind of shifted or came in. It kind of kind of shifted or came in. It was blowing all the smoke away. So, was blowing all the smoke away. So, was blowing all the smoke away. So, like, here’s your se sleeping bags. like, here’s your se sleeping bags. like, here’s your se sleeping bags. You’re going to sleep here. Where’s the You’re going to sleep here. Where’s the You’re going to sleep here. Where’s the toilet? just walk any direction. And so toilet? just walk any direction. And so toilet? just walk any direction. And so I I [  ] you not, pun intended, you you I I [  ] you not, pun intended, you you I I [  ] you not, pun intended, you you walk away and there’s all these people walk away and there’s all these people walk away and there’s all these people squatting. There’s no bushes. You’re squatting. There’s no bushes. You’re squatting. There’s no bushes. You’re just like in the wide open. There’s just like in the wide open. There’s just like in the wide open. There’s nothing. There’s just people squatting nothing. There’s just people squatting nothing. There’s just people squatting down, you know, with their kind of their down, you know, with their kind of their down, you know, with their kind of their jackets trying to have some privacy. jackets trying to have some privacy. jackets trying to have some privacy. There’s toilet paper flapping around in There’s toilet paper flapping around in There’s toilet paper flapping around in the wind everywhere. [  ] everywhere. the wind everywhere. [  ] everywhere. the wind everywhere. [  ] everywhere. Everywhere. It’s like you just like go Everywhere. It’s like you just like go Everywhere. It’s like you just like go out and take a dump on the side of this out and take a dump on the side of this out and take a dump on the side of this mountain like there’s just nothing up mountain like there’s just nothing up mountain like there’s just nothing up there. There’s nothing up there. You there. There’s nothing up there. You there. There’s nothing up there. You have to just use the bathroom right have to just use the bathroom right have to just use the bathroom right there. And uh it did not smell super there. And uh it did not smell super there. And uh it did not smell super nice and mixed with those nice fumes nice and mixed with those nice fumes nice and mixed with those nice fumes from the volcano. It was it was quite a from the volcano. It was it was quite a from the volcano. It was it was quite a quite an experience. the Yes, there was quite an experience. the Yes, there was quite an experience. the Yes, there was a sunrise and the sunrise was was nice a sunrise and the sunrise was was nice a sunrise and the sunrise was was nice and then they take you down and you you and then they take you down and you you and then they take you down and you you know you see in the light of day um you know you see in the light of day um you know you see in the light of day um you the the lava that was actually really the the lava that was actually really the the lava that was actually really cool. It was pretty cool. But uh I’ll cool. It was pretty cool. But uh I’ll cool. It was pretty cool. But uh I’ll never forget I was laying there. Uh I never forget I was laying there. Uh I never forget I was laying there. Uh I was trying to use my phone. Of course was trying to use my phone. Of course was trying to use my phone. Of course the internet didn’t work. Everything was the internet didn’t work. Everything was the internet didn’t work. Everything was super slow. Nothing was loading and I super slow. Nothing was loading and I super slow. Nothing was loading and I was really frustrated. I’ve been to a was really frustrated. I’ve been to a was really frustrated. I’ve been to a lot of weird places like like where lot of weird places like like where lot of weird places like like where there’s really slow internet, not great there’s really slow internet, not great there’s really slow internet, not great infrastructure. And the truth is most of infrastructure. And the truth is most of infrastructure. And the truth is most of the the the websites, the apps, the services, websites, the apps, the services, websites, the apps, the services, they’re built by by people like me, they’re built by by people like me, they’re built by by people like me, software engineers from California. I’m software engineers from California. I’m software engineers from California. I’m I’m pretty guilty of this. We have I’m pretty guilty of this. We have I’m pretty guilty of this. We have $3,000 plus MacBooks. We have iPhones. $3,000 plus MacBooks. We have iPhones. $3,000 plus MacBooks. We have iPhones. We have really fast internet. And we and We have really fast internet. And we and We have really fast internet. And we and most of the web has become very bloated, most of the web has become very bloated, most of the web has become very bloated, slow, and it’s just not built for the um slow, and it’s just not built for the um slow, and it’s just not built for the um the other half of the world to be honest the other half of the world to be honest the other half of the world to be honest with like crappy Android phones, you with like crappy Android phones, you with like crappy Android phones, you know, bad infrastructure, bad internet. know, bad infrastructure, bad internet. know, bad infrastructure, bad internet. Um and it really frustrated me in my Um and it really frustrated me in my Um and it really frustrated me in my travels like what about the dudes on the travels like what about the dudes on the travels like what about the dudes on the on the volcano? What about like these on the volcano? What about like these on the volcano? What about like these people in rural areas? What about people people in rural areas? What about people people in rural areas? What about people on islands? It’s so bad the internet on islands? It’s so bad the internet on islands? It’s so bad the internet experience for these people. So I have experience for these people. So I have experience for these people. So I have become obsessed with like everything I become obsessed with like everything I become obsessed with like everything I make. I’d really try to care about make. I’d really try to care about make. I’d really try to care about performance. So, it works. It loads performance. So, it works. It loads performance. So, it works. It loads fast. It’s not really bloated and it fast. It’s not really bloated and it fast. It’s not really bloated and it works anywhere in the world. So, that’s works anywhere in the world. So, that’s works anywhere in the world. So, that’s why I created this. It’s called Crazy why I created this. It’s called Crazy why I created this. It’s called Crazy Fast Website. And I tried my best to Fast Website. And I tried my best to Fast Website. And I tried my best to make one of the fastest websites on make one of the fastest websites on make one of the fastest websites on Earth. No joke. Go try it out. How it Earth. No joke. Go try it out. How it Earth. No joke. Go try it out. How it works is pretty interesting. So, I’m works is pretty interesting. So, I’m works is pretty interesting. So, I’m using what’s called Cloudflare. They using what’s called Cloudflare. They using what’s called Cloudflare. They have servers all over the world. They’re have servers all over the world. They’re have servers all over the world. They’re like a CDN. They they are kind of the like a CDN. They they are kind of the like a CDN. They they are kind of the middle middle layer between a lot of middle middle layer between a lot of middle middle layer between a lot of websites and the internet. They have a websites and the internet. They have a websites and the internet. They have a lot of servers everywhere. They really lot of servers everywhere. They really lot of servers everywhere. They really know what they’re doing. How this works know what they’re doing. How this works know what they’re doing. How this works is there is it’s called on the edge. So is there is it’s called on the edge. So is there is it’s called on the edge. So there’s all these servers everywhere in there’s all these servers everywhere in there’s all these servers everywhere in the world as close to people as possible the world as close to people as possible the world as close to people as possible and you run your code on that little and you run your code on that little and you run your code on that little server and it’s like a little tiny micro server and it’s like a little tiny micro server and it’s like a little tiny micro server that serves things that does server that serves things that does server that serves things that does things. So, some of the fastest websites things. So, some of the fastest websites things. So, some of the fastest websites in the world, and I did a big big deep in the world, and I did a big big deep in the world, and I did a big big deep dive into this, and I found the fastest dive into this, and I found the fastest dive into this, and I found the fastest websites in the world, and I was like, websites in the world, and I was like, websites in the world, and I was like, how do they work? And how they work is how do they work? And how they work is how do they work? And how they work is it they kind of cheat. It’s really just it they kind of cheat. It’s really just it they kind of cheat. It’s really just a static really, really small file. Um, a static really, really small file. Um, a static really, really small file. Um, and what they do is they just cache that and what they do is they just cache that and what they do is they just cache that file. So, there’s a there’s a caching file. So, there’s a there’s a caching file. So, there’s a there’s a caching server that are right on the edge on the server that are right on the edge on the server that are right on the edge on the edge, so really close to people. um one edge, so really close to people. um one edge, so really close to people. um one of the very fastest websites in the of the very fastest websites in the of the very fastest websites in the world. This is this is literally one of world. This is this is literally one of world. This is this is literally one of the very fastest websites in the world. the very fastest websites in the world. the very fastest websites in the world. The CDN that they use. So it’s like the The CDN that they use. So it’s like the The CDN that they use. So it’s like the place where these files get cached. So place where these files get cached. So place where these files get cached. So it just serves it up as quickly as it just serves it up as quickly as it just serves it up as quickly as possible. Nothing really running. Just possible. Nothing really running. Just possible. Nothing really running. Just here’s the file. They actually have a here’s the file. They actually have a here’s the file. They actually have a box box box like kind of how Netflix says it like like kind of how Netflix says it like like kind of how Netflix says it like there’s an ISP. So that’s the people who there’s an ISP. So that’s the people who there’s an ISP. So that’s the people who give you the internet. They have a box give you the internet. They have a box give you the internet. They have a box right there in right there in right there in the server room where your internet goes the server room where your internet goes the server room where your internet goes to. So from your house, it goes to a to. So from your house, it goes to a to. So from your house, it goes to a server, your ISP. They have a box right server, your ISP. They have a box right server, your ISP. They have a box right there. And that CDN for that website, it there. And that CDN for that website, it there. And that CDN for that website, it lives in that next to Netflix. That’s lives in that next to Netflix. That’s lives in that next to Netflix. That’s what Netflix does, too. So, the most what Netflix does, too. So, the most what Netflix does, too. So, the most popular content, it gets uh put in popular content, it gets uh put in popular content, it gets uh put in in that server like where your internet in that server like where your internet in that server like where your internet goes from your house to outside of the goes from your house to outside of the goes from your house to outside of the internet. It’s right there. And that’s internet. It’s right there. And that’s internet. It’s right there. And that’s how the that’s how that is so fast. But how the that’s how that is so fast. But how the that’s how that is so fast. But the problem with that is is that’s just the problem with that is is that’s just the problem with that is is that’s just a file. That’s kind of cheating. So, I a file. That’s kind of cheating. So, I a file. That’s kind of cheating. So, I wanted like to actually have a real wanted like to actually have a real wanted like to actually have a real thing that runs and that can actually thing that runs and that can actually thing that runs and that can actually make dynamic content. Like what if what make dynamic content. Like what if what make dynamic content. Like what if what if you had the fastest website in the if you had the fastest website in the if you had the fastest website in the world that not wasn’t just a file that’s world that not wasn’t just a file that’s world that not wasn’t just a file that’s so cheating but actually a bit dynamic. so cheating but actually a bit dynamic. so cheating but actually a bit dynamic. So this actually runs in uh it actually So this actually runs in uh it actually So this actually runs in uh it actually runs with real JavaScript and I did a runs with real JavaScript and I did a runs with real JavaScript and I did a lot of hacky stuff to uh to to make this lot of hacky stuff to uh to to make this lot of hacky stuff to uh to to make this work. I did all sorts of little um there work. I did all sorts of little um there work. I did all sorts of little um there is an actual worker is an actual worker is an actual worker that gets put on your machine and things that gets put on your machine and things that gets put on your machine and things get cached. So as you can see three on get cached. So as you can see three on get cached. So as you can see three on Safari this is Safari this is Safari this is uh uh uh it gets down once once that worker gets it gets down once once that worker gets it gets down once once that worker gets installed and is running the thing loads installed and is running the thing loads installed and is running the thing loads in one microcond there it just is not in one microcond there it just is not in one microcond there it just is not possible to go faster than that. How the possible to go faster than that. How the possible to go faster than that. How the [  ] is this thing so fast? Well, [  ] is this thing so fast? Well, [  ] is this thing so fast? Well, there’s a little micro web worker that there’s a little micro web worker that there’s a little micro web worker that is has every single hack I could [  ] is has every single hack I could [  ] is has every single hack I could [  ] come up with to immediately serve the come up with to immediately serve the come up with to immediately serve the raw content of the page. Kind of like a raw content of the page. Kind of like a raw content of the page. Kind of like a CDN does. It just it’s like here’s a CDN does. It just it’s like here’s a CDN does. It just it’s like here’s a string of HTML. There’s a little bit of string of HTML. There’s a little bit of string of HTML. There’s a little bit of stuff running. So, uh, like the robots stuff running. So, uh, like the robots stuff running. So, uh, like the robots txt, the thing that the bots can go txt, the thing that the bots can go txt, the thing that the bots can go scan, um, the image for the social scan, um, the image for the social scan, um, the image for the social media, like all the little metadata to media, like all the little metadata to media, like all the little metadata to share this, that all gets served up share this, that all gets served up share this, that all gets served up dynamically. This is not a static file. dynamically. This is not a static file. dynamically. This is not a static file. This is a real goddamn website. And, um, This is a real goddamn website. And, um, This is a real goddamn website. And, um, I tried so hard to make this as fast as I tried so hard to make this as fast as I tried so hard to make this as fast as humanly possible. Like, every single humanly possible. Like, every single humanly possible. Like, every single like millisecond, I really went deep on like millisecond, I really went deep on like millisecond, I really went deep on this. It’s pretty cool. I’m I’m this. It’s pretty cool. I’m I’m this. It’s pretty cool. I’m I’m pleasantly surprised you, you know, has pleasantly surprised you, you know, has pleasantly surprised you, you know, has a real like follow, real share buttons, a real like follow, real share buttons, a real like follow, real share buttons, a real form to subscribe. Um, it’s a real form to subscribe. Um, it’s a real form to subscribe. Um, it’s pretty f it’s pretty fast. So, what do pretty f it’s pretty fast. So, what do pretty f it’s pretty fast. So, what do you think? If you’d like to see all the you think? If you’d like to see all the you think? If you’d like to see all the technical tricks I did, let me know. I technical tricks I did, let me know. I technical tricks I did, let me know. I don’t know if there’s any interest. In don’t know if there’s any interest. In don’t know if there’s any interest. In the interest of time, I’m skipping over the interest of time, I’m skipping over the interest of time, I’m skipping over all of that. But, uh, so this is the all of that. But, uh, so this is the all of that. But, uh, so this is the result. Really is crazy fast. It always result. Really is crazy fast. It always result. Really is crazy fast. It always is under 100 milliseconds. My target was is under 100 milliseconds. My target was is under 100 milliseconds. My target was 25 milliseconds. So basically the speed 25 milliseconds. So basically the speed 25 milliseconds. So basically the speed of light. Um I know exactly where the of light. Um I know exactly where the of light. Um I know exactly where the Cloudflare server is. You can find out Cloudflare server is. You can find out Cloudflare server is. You can find out by going here and it will actually show by going here and it will actually show by going here and it will actually show you. Yes, I’m in London. So that is the you. Yes, I’m in London. So that is the you. Yes, I’m in London. So that is the server. Um it will even show you your server. Um it will even show you your server. Um it will even show you your your latency. So for some weird reason your latency. So for some weird reason your latency. So for some weird reason my latency is really really really high my latency is really really really high my latency is really really really high today. Higher than it was the other day today. Higher than it was the other day today. Higher than it was the other day when I was working on this. So it that when I was working on this. So it that when I was working on this. So it that I’m getting like really high times above I’m getting like really high times above I’m getting like really high times above 30 microsconds. But yeah, I’m obsessed 30 microsconds. But yeah, I’m obsessed 30 microsconds. But yeah, I’m obsessed with with speed and performance because with with speed and performance because with with speed and performance because of frankly my experience with a bunch of of frankly my experience with a bunch of of frankly my experience with a bunch of crappy internet. So what do you think of crappy internet. So what do you think of crappy internet. So what do you think of this? If you want to know the technical this? If you want to know the technical this? If you want to know the technical details, let me know. But um this is details, let me know. But um this is details, let me know. But um this is project number six of 25. If you’re not project number six of 25. If you’re not project number six of 25. If you’re not subscribed to my newsletter, subscribe. subscribed to my newsletter, subscribe. subscribed to my newsletter, subscribe. 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