Down time weekend of 19th May 2012
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Down time weekend of 19th May 2012
Hi folks,
There will be some down time this coming weekend (19th May) as we move the Ogre site on to a new server. The new server is cheaper to run so we're not as dependent on ad revenue to pay for it, and is running much newer base software so we can catch up with some upgrades we've been unable to do in the past. Despite being a VPS instead of a full dedicated box, we're hoping that the new setup will still be as good or maybe even better than the current system, since we've moved away from Apache to Nginx and are using more modern configurations of PHP which should manage the load better. If you're interested in more detail, you can find it on my blog.
The forums will be locked for the transfer period until the DNS propagates to the new site to make sure that no data is lost. We can't lock the wiki into read-only mode as far as I can tell, but we should be able to reproduce any changes if necessary quite easily. Hopefully it won't take too long and within a few hours we should be running again. That said, the new server obviously hasn't been tested with the full traffic load of ogre3d.org, so please bear with us if we encounter any unforeseen issues.
There will be some down time this coming weekend (19th May) as we move the Ogre site on to a new server. The new server is cheaper to run so we're not as dependent on ad revenue to pay for it, and is running much newer base software so we can catch up with some upgrades we've been unable to do in the past. Despite being a VPS instead of a full dedicated box, we're hoping that the new setup will still be as good or maybe even better than the current system, since we've moved away from Apache to Nginx and are using more modern configurations of PHP which should manage the load better. If you're interested in more detail, you can find it on my blog.
The forums will be locked for the transfer period until the DNS propagates to the new site to make sure that no data is lost. We can't lock the wiki into read-only mode as far as I can tell, but we should be able to reproduce any changes if necessary quite easily. Hopefully it won't take too long and within a few hours we should be running again. That said, the new server obviously hasn't been tested with the full traffic load of ogre3d.org, so please bear with us if we encounter any unforeseen issues.
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Re: Down time weekend of 19th May 2012
Tiki can be locked down too. So that won't be a problem.
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Re: Down time weekend of 19th May 2012
Oh, can you tell me how so I can do it? I couldn't find this in the admin pages.jacmoe wrote:Tiki can be locked down too. So that won't be a problem.
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Re: Down time weekend of 19th May 2012
It's Admin - Security - Site Access.
http://www.ogre3d.org/tikiwiki/tiki-adm ... e=security - 4th tab.
Tiki UI will never win any prize..
http://www.ogre3d.org/tikiwiki/tiki-adm ... e=security - 4th tab.
Tiki UI will never win any prize..
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Re: Down time weekend of 19th May 2012
We're on the new server now, DNS just propagating. Fingers crossed!
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Re: Down time weekend of 19th May 2012
Propagated quickly to Toronto. Response to server (and forums) is definitely better than before. Good luck
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Re: Down time weekend of 19th May 2012
It really feels snappy now.
Let's hope it's because it *is* snappy.
Let's hope it's because it *is* snappy.
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Re: Down time weekend of 19th May 2012
Yes, it really feels much faster. Would be awesome if it would stay that way .
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Re: Down time weekend of 19th May 2012
BTW: I am not (yet) able to re-access Mantis. Anyone else got the same problem?
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Re: Down time weekend of 19th May 2012
Mantis seems to work fine for me, anonymously and logged in.spacegaier wrote:BTW: I am not (yet) able to re-access Mantis. Anyone else got the same problem?
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Re: Down time weekend of 19th May 2012
Okay, Mantis via HTTP works, but not via HTTPS and the Mantis RSS Feed produces HTTPS links.
Additionally, the layout looks weird/wrong even after Ctrl+F5.
Additionally, the layout looks weird/wrong even after Ctrl+F5.
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Looks like mantis defaults to https for some reason if you don't tell it otherwise. I've told it otherwise Layout fixed.
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And Mantis seems to have listened . All good again. Thanks.sinbad wrote:Looks like mantis defaults to https for some reason if you don't tell it otherwise. I've told it otherwise Layout fixed.
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