serverfault.com

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DR 82by AhrefsMedium Opportunity · 60/100

17y2009-03-14Domain Age

1.2M-6%Monthly Visits

Search 84%United States 23%Primary Channel

1Competitors

Product Identity

About

Q&A for system and network administrators

Categorycomputers_electronics_and_technology/computers_electronics_and_technology

Product Identity · Insight

Operating for 17 years with no public revenue or community data — likely a traditional business or niche market product.

Growth Profile

Monthly Visits

1,161,963

↓5.6% vs last month

Bounce Rate

67.1%

Pages / Visit

1.5

Avg. Session

46s

Domain Age

17.3 years

#61,533Global Rank

#50,188Country Rank (840)

#1,124Category Rank · Computers_Electronics_and_Technology

Traffic Trend

↓5.6%

Growth Profile · Insight

Traffic and engagement are both deteriorating (-6% traffic, 0m46s sessions) — signals potential user churn or product-market erosion.

Acquisition Engine

Traffic Sources

Organic Search

83.8%

Direct

7.2%

Social

3.4%

Referral

5.4%

Paid

0.0%

0.2%

Geographic Distribution

DomainShare

🇺🇸United StatesUS

23.2%

🇩🇪GermanyDE

7.9%

🇷🇺RussiaRU

6.3%

🇬🇧United KingdomGB

5.7%

🇮🇳IndiaIN

4.4%

Top 3 countries account for 37.4% of traffic

Top Keywords

Keyword
isitdownrightnow	44.7K	$3.37	$730
lsi controller 0 status is unknown (hw)	2.1K	$0.00	$610
linux list groups	1.9K	$0.00	$510
linux check open ports	1.4K	$2.27	$530
du sort by size	1.1K	$0.00	$890

SERP Rankings

Keyword			Ranking URL
certmgr.msc	#9	📄	serverfault.com/questions/407452/whats-the-difference-b-w-mmc-exe-and-certmgr-msc	2,870	—
example.com	#3	📄	serverfault.com/questions/333548/where-does-email-sent-to-example-com-go	2,140	—
returned mail: see transcript for details	#10	📄	serverfault.com/questions/918468/our-email-server-is-spammed-with-returned-mail-see-transcript-for-details	1,790	—

Acquisition Engine · Insight

Search-driven (84%) with geographically spread traffic — SEO strategy covers multiple markets, reducing regional risk.

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Competitive Landscape

superuser.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Q&A for computer enthusiasts and power users

4.7M/mo-2%Oct 1995

Shares 2 keywords including "192.168.1.1"

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Competitive Landscape · Insight

Facing significant traffic gap vs superuser.com (4.0x), but keyword overlap is only 2 — likely serving different market segments despite surface-level competition.

Report based on data from May 2026

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