Slow posting new topics but fast to post replies

[georgebkk]

I'm setting up a new forum and have speed issues. Latest self hosted version.

When posting a new topic, it can take more than a minute before it posts.

When posting a reply to a existing topic it's super fast.

What could be the issue?

[Adriano Faria]

Are there too many people following the forum you’re creating the topic?

[georgebkk]

Not many followers.

The topics are created right away on database but the page doesnt redirect and sometimes goes 504.

[Miss_B]

8 hours ago, georgebkk said:

but the page doesnt redirect and sometimes goes 504.

This type of error is almost always server related. 

Edited November 23, 2023 by Miss_B

[Marc]

Its very very likely this is related to email. If there are only a few followers, it would send out the emails right away. So if there is an issue with that email sending (the server taking too long to respond), it can delay that process. It having saved in the database, would actually point to this even more so.