Q1 2026 Infrastructure Expansion — Five Mirrors, Better Speed, More Capacity
Major infrastructure upgrade: two new mirror nodes bring total to five, 35% faster page loads, 3x peak capacity headroom. DDoS resilience significantly improved.
The platform announces a significant infrastructure expansion improving reliability, reducing latency, and substantially increasing capacity for projected growth through the rest of 2026.
New Mirror Nodes
Two additional .onion v3 mirror nodes have been deployed on separate infrastructure, bringing the total active mirror count to five. The new nodes use different network upstreams — a targeted infrastructure-level attack against one provider cannot simultaneously affect all mirrors. Geographic distribution has improved, reducing average Tor circuit build times in certain regions. All five mirror addresses are PGP-verified and available on the access page. Bookmark all verified mirrors as backup options.
Performance Improvements
Database query optimisation reduced average query time by 47%. Static asset caching improvements reduced repeat-visit load times by 61%. Combined, typical page loads are now 35% faster under equivalent traffic compared to Q4 2025. Capacity has been expanded to handle 3x current peak volumes without degradation — ensuring the Nexus Onion platform absorbs continued growth and seasonal peaks without performance impact.