[Completed] Site Outage 19 August 2024 - Server Migration

[ryanschristmaslights]

NOTICE OF PLANNED SITE OUTAGE WEEK OF 19 AUGUST 2024 - Site migration to different server provider​

AusChristmasLighting is on the move! Shortly, the site will move onto a new server at a different Australian data center location. In order to facilitate this move and avoid any fresh content becoming lost during this transition, AusChristmasLighting will be unavailable for a period of time.

How long will the site be unavailable?​

It takes time to transfer across an entire community's posts, attachments and other content. The new server location could be up and running in a matter of hours after the migration begins. We've taken steps to reduce the impact an IP address change brings, but please note that there is a possibility that it could take up to 48 hours for some DNS providers to correctly point you to our new server location.

What can I do during the outage?​

It is the season for sequencing, am I right?

 

[ryanschristmaslights]

Good news! The migration was completed today. If you see this message then everything went as planned .

 

[Skymaster]

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Well done to @ryanschristmaslights and everyone else behind the scenes that made this happen.
There was a fair bit of work to get the new system stood up, the platform operational and all existing data copied across, whilst keeping it to a insanely minimal outage.
And to only have one minor issue related to emails is absolutely awesome and a testament to good work that happens.

 

[djgra79]

Kudos to Ryan and the boffins behind the scenes for handling the updates and just generally keeping the lights on around here

 

[AussiePhil]

Kudos to Ryan and the boffins behind the scenes for handling the updates and just generally keeping the lights on around here

Yes... awesome work and huge ongoing thanks to everyone who proudly keeps ACL running