Update on new server and monthly costs

[Deleted member 1432]

1984.is only offers shared hosting (VPS), which can be really bad perfomance-wise. You never know what you get.

1984 are totally incompetent. Their support is hopeless. We invoked the 14 day refund policy and did actually get our money back.

Flokinet are not operating within the freedom of speech laws in Iceland.

We went with Orange who tell people if they find a website they don't like then just avoid it (although they draw the line at child porn, drugs etc.) For the size of website we have and the dribble of traffic it will get, it should cope just fine. The annual cost is about the same as your $80 monthly one quoted above.

 

[dreamtime]

1984 are totally incompetent. Their support is hopeless. We invoked the 14 day refund policy and did actually get our money back.

Flokinet are not operating within the freedom of speech laws in Iceland.

We went with Orange who tell people if they find a website they don't like then just avoid it (although they draw the line at child porn, drugs etc.) For the size of website we have and the dribble of traffic it will get, it should cope just fine. The annual cost is about the same as your $80 monthly one quoted above.

Thanks for sharing your experiences.

Mirrors the impressions I had.

 

[luddite]

The annual cost is about the same as your $80 monthly one quoted above.

I've been so dissatisfied with hosting quality in the last few years. It seems that everyone is ripping off their customers. The best advice I can give for starting out like you are is that it is wise to have a system that can be backed up and moved with as little stress as possible.

SH is large in size. 40GG roughly. So transferring that takes time even with big pipes. Backups are slow also. If you need any advice then I'd be happy to help. Just PM me.

 

[Deleted member 1432]

If you need any advice then I'd be happy to help. Just PM me.

Excellent, many thanks.

 

[dreamtime]

We now have a PO box for money orders, cheques and cash. Send to the order of "CASH":

• PO Box 1798 Springdale Arkansas 72764

It's a small box, so we can't receive larger physical items.

View: https://youtu.be/ibMf68i4rz8
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[Oracle]

it is just as much the software as the hardware, the code keep getting longer and more elaborate and the processor speeds have stalled, Moore's law made like the flu and just left the room a few years ago.

Sounds like windows 10

 

[dreamtime]

Sorry for the downtime. We had expected 30 minutes, so I only put up a notice shortly beforehand. Most of you probably didn't see it before the forum disappeared. Luckily the hoster reacted quickly and took care of the problem.

A hoster misconfiguration has put the server into a loop where it couldn't restart.

We have a telegram channel at stolenhistory.net for communicating events like this, which stays online even if our servers aren't available. Though we plan to not be dependent on this in the future.

We are working on implementing a synced, redundant setup from two different hosters so that the forum stays online even if one server shuts down.

 

[6079SmithW]

Sorry for the downtime. We had expected 30 minutes, so I only put up a notice shortly beforehand. Most of you probably didn't see it before the forum disappeared. Luckily the hoster reacted quickly and took care of the problem.

A hoster misconfiguration has put the server into a loop where it couldn't restart.

We are working on implementing a synced, redundant setup from two different hosters so that the forum stays online even if one server shuts down.

Thankyou for sorting this DT.

 

[dreamtime]

Just wanted to give an update on this.

We have received around $2500 since starting this thread, and thus have around $3,000 in reserves now, so the next 2 years should be good. For a small forum, this is an exceptional amount of money - thank you so much for all the support!

In the last months, we have successfully implemented the Archive and the stolenmedicine forum.

In the coming weeks we will switch to the self-hosted new chat system based on matrix.org. We will create an announcement when it's ready.

 

[luddite]

From my personal perspective it is amazing to see such generosity go directly towards the new dedicated servers which are absolute beasts, and backup servers. We are not fully redundant in the live set up but we are fully backing up the entire system every hour to an off-server location. I don't have to worry about having to pay for anything out of my own pocket which removes at least one argument point with the wife .

 

[6079SmithW]

Amazing work everybody

 

[dreamtime]

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Looking at daily active logged-in users in our forum, the move to the new server in October made a big difference - up from average 140 to 160 again. The slower the site got, the fewer people were actively using it.

 

[NPC#0]

Interesting... But they want my phone number and put it onto the blockchain (albeit in an encrypted way). I need to look into the implications first. Generally, I don't like referral/afilliate systems and won't support polluting the forum with such links (thats why we won't use amazon afilliate links or similar things), but I haven't looked into the details yet.

I would suggest setting up crypto for donations only if you have someone knowledgeable.
I see people using vendors who have their keys (so they dont even own their wallets), or not storing the blockchain locally.

If you accept crypto for donations, it would be more choice for others. After all, it still rises as there can be no bitcoin or monero printed out of nowhere, unlike fiat currency. The further the trust in the dollar drops, the further the crypto rises. Especially so when a central digital currency is planned by TPTB, and they also plan to kill the purchasing power of the dollar.

As for accepting crypto, don't convert it to cash, just keep it there, and you shouldn't have to give any private/personal details. Currently, it can even be used to host servers, many services accept crypto nowadays for this.

 

[Referent]

we have successfully implemented the Archive and the stolenmedicine forum.

It appears that stolenmedicine.net is down currently. Is it retired, or can we anticipate that it will be revived? I believe it was not super active, but I tried looking up a thread on there today, and could not find it. Hence the question. Thanks.

 

[north]

@dreamtime is there an update on stolenmedicine? Is it shut down intentionally?
Thanks.

 

[Tapioca]

What happens if you are a prime member? It says "more permissions". What does that include?