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  • Server Move! 04:49 pm
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    We've recovered from the server that we had last week (though were unable to retrieve any of the lost data ) and have put in extra measures to prevent anything happening like that in the future. We've also learned a ton during the process which will help us a lot in our...

    Server move!



    We're going to start a server move on Wednesday (April 20th) at 1AM. We expect that it'll take most of the night as there are a few steps we have to take.

    - Backup our (massive) database, and then move it across the internet to our new server. This takes awhile.
    - Import that database backup into our new server. For those of you tech geeks out there, this new server is a beast. With 36GB of RAM and 4x solid state drives, our database should be smooth!
    - Move all of our files to the new web servers. This process has already been started and we expect it to be completed before tuesday rolls around.
    - Move all our images to the new server. This is even larger than the database, and will take awhile to backup / move / unpack.

    Now, for the cool stuff. We're moving Subeta to "the cloud". You might have heard that in commercials or from your banker or the guy who fixes your iPhone. What it means for you is that we'll have the amazing ability to just start up new web servers whenever the site starts to get under load. For example, during the Masquerade when it started to lag (or really any other event...) we can just click a button and start up a new webserver to help distribute the load. Once the event is over, we can disband that server. This makes it easy for us to scale the site (and much cheaper!) and keep it running fast for you guys.

    We'll be updating the twitter and facebook page while we are working on the move to keep you updated!



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    i wish you good luck tomorrow

    Posted by tiek16

    As of 3 AM EST, the news post hadn't been updated. I was wondering if the move was still taking place, but I see now that it's been moved to tonight. Thanks for the head's up!

    Posted by Unwritten

    I was wondering why I could get to Subeta at 2AM. now I see it's moved to Wednesday. Good call.

    Posted by Rarity

    Yeah didn't see a news post..so I am wondering as well. I was sleeping, so I didn't know if anything happened yet.

    Posted by Ley

    Did this happen at all? I was on and off all night but didn't notice any downtime. Hope it goes/went smoothly!

    Posted by Minerva

    Site's up at 5am - must have gone smoothly Thanks


    Posted by DaBluMeanie

    Yay for less lag!

    Posted by chalara9696

    Wow, that's excellent! Thanks for such a detailed update. It's really nice to know exactly what will happen!

    Posted by Band

    I know next to nothing about technical stuff, but I know that this is a ton of work. I just wanted to post and say how much I, for one, appreciate all you staffers do for us. Thank you.

    Posted by Lisa

    Congrats and good luck for a smooth and speedy move.

    Posted by natsnana

    Holy c**p! This is freakin' awesome!

    Posted by FrankieBug

    yay!

    Posted by Mirror

    I have no idea what is was that I| just read, butt I'm going to go with the group mentality and say"Huzzah!"

    Posted by When

    Yawn.

    Posted by Jordan

    That's one of the (many) great things about Subeta, you guys let us know about these big "internal" events. Sorry to hear that you lost all of that work but congrats on getting such a big server! 36gigs of RAM is crazy. And cloud computing I think will be a huge benefit for the site. Good luck with the move! Hope it all goes smoothly!

    Posted by SilveryBeing

    Thanks for the update and such hard work! Hope the move goes smoothly as possible. Very happy to know you've learned so much from the process What an interesting decision.

    Posted by Rocketlauncher

    36 RAM!? Where are you getting such a server!?!

    Posted by Lord_Kieta_9483

    Awesome! Thanks for all the work! really sounds great!

    Posted by HanasakiUchiha

    Sounds like a lot of work, thank you all so much for this ! I can't wait (:

    Posted by Blir

    i shall miss subeta when you working on it but you make a great job
    thanks

    Posted by tiek16

    Thank goodness I'll most likely be with the boyfriend then. Good luck.

    Posted by Weezing

    EXCELLENT! *drums fingers together like MR. Burns*

    Posted by Hunger

    Yay!
    @Keith Is there any way you will be moving Squiby too?
    I really really hope so (the downtime is making me cry) xD

    Posted by Ligress

    I will be so happy when this is all done and things are up and running smoothly.

    Posted by Rainey

    Good luck with the move!

    Posted by sam4slb

    Good luck you guys. Hopefully nothing goes wrong in the process.

    Posted by dreamsky

    Ok, I'll do that, thanks

    Posted by Mandy

    MANDY - File a ticket.

    Posted by Keith

    Sounds good with the move

    But if the server is recovered, does that mean I'll get my CSC from the UGC I redeemed about a week ago?

    Posted by Mandy

    This is awesomeness! While I'm still bummed for you all that you lost all that data at least it *was* a learning experience. And... can't... resist.... "YAY Cloud!" (that commercial is just cute )

    Posted by Monsoon

    If it means no more lag, I'm all for it.
    Good luck with the move guys!

    Posted by Cookeh

    I bet they'll use portals to transfer the site over -cough-portal2comesoutthatday-cough-

    Posted by Romania

    That sounds awesome, I'll keep my fingers crossed for a smooth transfer without any complications.

    Posted by Chou

    Great news,good luck with everything!

    Posted by Miraa

    Wonderful!
    Here's hoping for a speedy and smooth transfer!

    Posted by SHEik

    Those are some awesome changes! Thanks for keeping us informed about everything!

    Posted by Kiarae

    36 gigs of RAM? Holy damn, that's pretty insane. "The cloud" sounds pretty cool, too.
    Good luck with everything!

    Posted by Marine

    To the cloud!

    Happy to hear about this!

    Posted by Thyne

    WOW, that's awesome!
    And thanks for keeping us all updated!

    Posted by MagykalFireFox

    Yay cloooud.

    Posted by Fenrir

    wonderful

    Posted by facade

    Sounds like it will be a great move for the site! Hope everything goes smoothly during the transition!

    Posted by melchic27

    Wow oh wow, so awesome! Bonne chance (good luck!) guys! =D Hope it all goes smoothly! And thanks for keeping us updated!

    Posted by McKay

    That's a great news!

    Posted by simstar

    Thnaks for the update!

    Posted by Djinni

    36 gigs of RAM and 4 solid states? That's crazy! So excited for you guys. The site should run much, much smoother now. Thanks a ton.<3

    Posted by xSeduction

    Good luck and thanks for keeping us up to date. n_n

    Posted by Edge

    To the cloud!
    Thanks for keeping us updated Hope the move goes smoothly ♥

    Posted by Lantern

    Awesome news! Good luck on the update c;

    Posted by Sunrise

    Those server stats make me jealous. 36GB RAM AND 4 SSD's? How big are those btw? And moving it to the cloud is an awesome idea (especially since it means no more lag on events)!

    Posted by Hongske

    Yay! The cloud! Very happy to see the site being able to do something like that!

    Posted by Delirium

    O: So looking forward to this. Good luck!

    Posted by confetti

    Awesome! I'm so excited. (:

    Posted by Danie

    Thanks and good luck!

    Posted by Halibel

    This is awesome news! You must be very excited!! Is this something Sheldon would buy Leonard for his birthday?


    Thanks for the update ♥ Looking forward to Vesnali, my favourite!

    Posted by CelticRaiN

    Cloud computing? Hope it works out. Heard good things thus far. Thanks for the heads up.

    Posted by Kadaj

    This sounds epic! Big step for Subeta!

    Posted by SEA

    ooooh. Awesome! Here's to hoping everything goes smoothly.

    Posted by Para

    TO THE CLOUD


    Awesome!

    Posted by Kitten

    Wow! Amazing servers, and great planned move. Good luck on a smooth transition.

    Posted by GreenRowan

    This is awesome! Thanks so much for letting us know!

    Posted by Reya

    Woah, so exciting!! =D

    Posted by Hanner

    This is awesome , I'm looking forward to the move.

    Posted by Hanamura

    wow, sounds horribly technical xD Good luck with it all

    Posted by PUNK

    Whoa that is so awesome! Thanks so much for the update and the info. Happy moving guys, hope it all goes smoothly!

    Posted by Virus

    *slobbers at server stats* 36GB of RAM?! My god. I waaaant.

    Posted by Professah

    Hurrah! Good luck on the move. I hope everything goes smoothly. 8D

    Posted by Ryxe

    Goodluck!

    Posted by Anathema

    Awesome news, guys! Thanks for the update!

    Posted by Synbar

    Excellent! Very happy to hear this

    Posted by Tinkerbell

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