Hi everybody, so we are getting close to running out of disk space on our current server. Between the three websites we have nearly 400,000 pictures uploaded since 2004 and nearly one and a half million posts, disk space is getting very low. I estimate we have about three months left before it completely runs out. We currently have 250 gigabytes of disk space on the current server and I have recently rented a new more expensive server that has 1 terabyte of disk space. This should keep us with enough disk space for hopefully 7 to 10 years if we stay about the same rate of postings.
I have already moved Automatic Ephemera over to the new server and I'm now working on getting everything copied over to move automaticwasher.org next. Once that's up and running and any bugs addressed I'll move Vacuumland over as well and cancel the old server.
SO HERE IS THE BIG DEAL: When I flip the switch and change the IP address of automaticwasher.org to the new server it can take anywhere between a few minutes to 24-48 hours for the entire internet to catch up. What this means is once the switch is flipped some users will hit the old site for a while and some users will be on the new site. Because of this right before I flip the switch I will turn off all new forum postings and profile updates on the old site, so once you can see that you have the ability to post again you've reached the new site. This wait time is called DNS PROPAGATION, if you find you aren't reaching the new active site within 24 please clear your browsers cache and try again. Most users should be able to reach the new site within several hours, especially within the United States. It took Automatic Ephemera 18 hours before the very last click on the old server site ended last week.
So I'm working away on this and should be ready to "flip the switch" and force automaticwasher.org over to the new server in one to five days from now, depending on how things go this week. I'll make another post when I'm ready. There probably will be a few bugs after the switch and I'll make a bug report thread on the new server for you guys to let me know if something isn't working properly that needs to be addressed.
Thanks everyone and I appreciate everyone's patience during the transition. Questions/Comments?
I have already moved Automatic Ephemera over to the new server and I'm now working on getting everything copied over to move automaticwasher.org next. Once that's up and running and any bugs addressed I'll move Vacuumland over as well and cancel the old server.
SO HERE IS THE BIG DEAL: When I flip the switch and change the IP address of automaticwasher.org to the new server it can take anywhere between a few minutes to 24-48 hours for the entire internet to catch up. What this means is once the switch is flipped some users will hit the old site for a while and some users will be on the new site. Because of this right before I flip the switch I will turn off all new forum postings and profile updates on the old site, so once you can see that you have the ability to post again you've reached the new site. This wait time is called DNS PROPAGATION, if you find you aren't reaching the new active site within 24 please clear your browsers cache and try again. Most users should be able to reach the new site within several hours, especially within the United States. It took Automatic Ephemera 18 hours before the very last click on the old server site ended last week.
So I'm working away on this and should be ready to "flip the switch" and force automaticwasher.org over to the new server in one to five days from now, depending on how things go this week. I'll make another post when I'm ready. There probably will be a few bugs after the switch and I'll make a bug report thread on the new server for you guys to let me know if something isn't working properly that needs to be addressed.
Thanks everyone and I appreciate everyone's patience during the transition. Questions/Comments?
