# Discourse running slow?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/discourse-running-slow/96679>\
**Category:** Forum Help\
**Created:** [21 April 2025 14:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/discourse-running-slow/96679 "2025-04-21T14:07:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2025 14:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/discourse-running-slow/96679/1 "2025-04-21T14:07:36Z")

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Is it just me, or is Discourse now very slow to respond?

Submitting a thread response and even updates to the new message list seem really slow. In fact, everything now seems slow.

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2025 14:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/discourse-running-slow/96679/2 "2025-04-21T14:08:16Z")

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No noticable problems here.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2025 14:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/discourse-running-slow/96679/3 "2025-04-21T14:13:45Z")

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Strange. Submitting a response like this can take 3 or 4 seconds. And the unread messages list takes a similar amount of time after opening the list to update with the new entries.

I need to do some testing. Could be that Vivaldi doesn't like the hundreds of windows/tabs I have open. Though I'm not seeing any issues on other websites.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2025 14:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/discourse-running-slow/96679/4 "2025-04-21T14:15:52Z")

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Trying another post - this time with a clean profile using Brave instead of Vivaldi.

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OK, that was more like the speed I'd expect. Must be something to do with my Vivaldi config or the number of tabs I've got open.

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**Author:** ![marcus-j-davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/marcus-j-davies/32/103435_2.png) [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2025 15:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/discourse-running-slow/96679/5 "2025-04-21T15:29:35Z")

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> [@TotallyInformation](#):
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> OK, that was more like the speed I'd expect. Must be something to do with my Vivaldi config or the number of tabs I've got open.

Use a proper browser like Safari?

(Sorry Julian, you walked right into that one 😉)

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2025 15:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/discourse-running-slow/96679/6 "2025-04-21T15:37:50Z")

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Safari. Isn't that the Internet Explorer de nos jours? 🙃

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**Author:** ![marcus-j-davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/marcus-j-davies/32/103435_2.png) [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2025 15:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/discourse-running-slow/96679/7 "2025-04-21T15:40:04Z")

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My use of browsers is quite varied

Home : Safari (Now)  
Work : Edge -\> Daily Duties, Chrome -\> Microsoft Admin Portals

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2025 16:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/discourse-running-slow/96679/8 "2025-04-21T16:00:13Z")

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> [@marcus-j-davies](#):
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> Use a proper browser like Safari?

As jbudd so elequently say's, Safari === 20st C IE. 😉

To be fair to Vivaldi, I **DO** have a _LOT_\* of tabs/windows open - even if most of them are asleep.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/0/b0850c9ab8af117741513a234820365d6c2f7f93.png)

And I probably need a clear-out of my extensions too.

😁

I use Edge for work only (with about 5 different profiles), I was using Vivaldi for most stuff and Brave for only YT. But recently, I already realised that I've rather abused Vivaldi so I'm using multiple profiles in Brave with only older and dev stuff in Vivaldi.

I refuse to use Chrome.

Safari only gets used on the rare occasion I fire up my Macbook Pro.

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2025 16:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/discourse-running-slow/96679/9 "2025-04-21T16:01:29Z")

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> [@TotallyInformation](#):
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> I refuse to use Chrome

You've never said? 🤔

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2025 16:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/discourse-running-slow/96679/10 "2025-04-21T16:02:31Z")

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> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
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> You've never said?

Thats because I'm too shy! 🤣

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**Author:** ![marcus-j-davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/marcus-j-davies/32/103435_2.png) [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2025 16:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/discourse-running-slow/96679/11 "2025-04-21T16:04:43Z")

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> [@TotallyInformation](#):
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> Brave for only YT

There are other work arounds also.  
I think there is an extension for edge that plays adverts at 10X speed.

I'll have to find it, and will share elsewhere if I find it.

I found that YT, found ways to stop it, bit of a cat and mouse game, but the 10x speed still registered the ad view apparently, so was undetectable.