Resolved. Websites with a database or persistent storage only run on the servers next to the database, and PHP websites serve images, stylesheets and scripts with cache headers. Load times have been normal since the move. If you run a PHP website, the cache applies from your next deploy; clicking "Deploy now" is enough.

Also improved: PHP websites now serve images, stylesheets and scripts with cache headers. Your browser no longer reloads them on the next page view, so pages feel noticeably faster. This applies to every PHP project from its next deploy. Load times are back to normal; we keep watching.

The fix is live: websites with a database or persistent storage now only run on the servers right next to the database. Affected projects were moved automatically without downtime. We are watching the load times.

Websites on CitexNode Deploy that use a database are loading noticeably slower in some cases. Cause: since today an additional server runs in the cluster that sits further away from the databases. If your website lands there, every database query takes longer.

We are making sure websites with a database only run on the servers right next to the database. You don't need to do anything.