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Offline Henrik Soderberg

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Site crash status - September 2014
« on: September 27, 2014, 09:24:12 AM »
Hi all,

It is now possible to log in and post in the forum.

Photographers - don't worry, your photos are safe =)

A bit of information about what is going on:

We had a server crash on the main web server. Unfortunately we weren't able to switch to the backup-system due to upgrades needed, which wasn't possible to perform without upgrading most of the third-party software we use. This all required larger upgrades for the whole system and rewriting a lot of site code.

As you know we increased redundancy and stability a lot the last years. Photos and data is secured, but we still have some things to do, to always be online in case something like this happens again. We will start working with this once everything is back online.

The photo upload and a few more features will be locked until we're sure they are stable. This to not risk messing anything up. Also the contact/email system will be locked until it's secured properly.

Obviously you have our deepest apologies for this!

Ken will keep you informed from now on.

Regards,
Henrik

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Re: Site crash status - September 2014
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2014, 11:13:14 AM »
Thanks for all your efforts...

Regards, Brian (AKA The Pier Master)
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Re: Site crash status - September 2014
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2014, 11:27:43 AM »
Looking forward to the reopening of the site.

Good luck
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Re: Site crash status - September 2014
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2014, 02:11:53 PM »
Hey, I remember this place! I used to come for my daily charge of ships before the total blackout of the site!  ;D
Regards,
Denis

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Re: Site crash status - September 2014
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2014, 02:15:13 PM »
To all involved:

No doubt the work involved in getting the site back up and running is tedious and unrewarding.  May I offer up a big "thank you" for your efforts.

Clearly the site is a labor of love, and as new user, let me say how much I enjoy shipspotting  and how much I appreciate the work that you put into it.

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Re: Site crash status - September 2014
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2014, 02:17:48 PM »
finally
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Re: Site crash status - September 2014
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2014, 04:29:41 PM »
Thanks for all your work Ken and Henrik

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Re: Site crash status - September 2014
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2014, 05:40:05 PM »
Thanks for all your efforts and hard work, good luck in getting everything back up & stable again!

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Re: Site crash status - September 2014
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2014, 07:46:57 PM »
Excellent work Ken and the IT team! Thank you for the great efforts put into the site's upkeep and rectification of this problem!
Shaun Smith Milne

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Re: Site crash status - September 2014
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2014, 10:53:29 PM »
Just want to say a very special THANK YOU to all the team who do what seems to be a thankless job  in the upkeep and running of this  site.Keep up the good work.Kind regards.

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Re: Site crash status - September 2014
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2014, 06:20:53 AM »
Great job Ken and  the people who made this site back online! Thank you for your great efforts.

Rgds:Hannes.

Offline Vicente Serrulla

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Re: Site crash status - September 2014
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2014, 07:06:53 AM »
Lots of encouragement. We appreciate the efforts you guys do unselfishly.

We trust in your ability to restart the web at full capacity.

A big hug,
Vicente

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Re: Site crash status - September 2014
« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2014, 09:04:02 AM »
Site crash has obviously ended. Well done. Thanks. Regards Peter

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Re: Site crash status - September 2014
« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2014, 09:10:06 AM »
Thank's tech team for all your hard work and Ken for keeping us informed! :)

Cody

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Re: Site crash status - September 2014
« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2014, 04:41:44 PM »
well done the techies, much appreciated

 

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