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Server Update - Omniscient - May 22, 2015
A couple months ago I rented a new server for us and I've slowly been working on it as the time has presented itself.
Given how much BS we're dealing with lately I'm trying to push up the timetable to accomplish a full server move.
Our existing servers are old. They are underpowered and don't have enough resources. Certain options which I'd love to add to HF I have not been able to do.
The new servers are amazing. The DB server alone has 96GB of ram and 24 cores. More than enough power and room to implement new features and to run HF for at least 5 more years.
The HTTP server is right now running both Nginx and Apache with Nginx as the reverse-proxy. I just got done setting it up to my satisfaction. I have a lot of special needs and custom stuff I run. It's running like a charm right now.
Things that will improve after the move:
1. Load time. Already quick but should be even faster.
2. Search. I should be able to ditch Sphinx search in favor of the built in InnoDB FT searching. Biggest difference will be that I can likely set min characters to just 3 and that results will be more accurate. We should also have searching by Thread Prefix working too. That's going to open up some possibilities for plugins or custom changes.
3. Notifications. Yes, I might, just might consider options.
4. Uptime. The new setup should in theory provide us with a lot better uptime. The NGINX reverse-proxy provides me a new tool to stop certain attacks that have been hounding HF.
5. Security. The new servers have a few extra security measures I've placed. Can't really elaborate but the servers do have a deeper setup than existing ones.
I am sure there is more too. Many suggestions are rejected just based on resources.
I still need to continue working and doing more testing. I am almost certainly going to upgrade us to the latest branch of MyBB 1.8x. That itself is going drive me crazy with changes to plugins and templates.
Once we're on 1.8 I'm going to work on making our template a responsive design. Hopefully I won't have too much trouble and we can look forward to a truly good site experience for mobile and desktop users alike.
So that's an update to what's going on and how I spent the last 24 hours. It's going to be a big summer around here. Changes are coming and all of them are improvements.
Thank you for reading.
* - Fantasized - May 22, 2015
Better security should be better, always experiencing some down-time especially during 9pm for me.
Good luck Omni
* - Hydra - May 22, 2015
So I assume this is the "summer upgrade" you were planning for?
* - iDuL - May 22, 2015
Thanks for continuing to rule out updates to the site Omni.
Please forgive me of the misunderstanding between us the led you to RF me.
* - Supreme - May 22, 2015
(May 22, 2015 09:15 PM)Omniscient Wrote: 3. Notifications. Yes, I might, just might consider options.
Looking forward to this, Omni. Thanks for doing the update.
* - Roger Waters - May 22, 2015
What is the time frame for everything to be completely moved over to the new server?
* - Frеsh - May 22, 2015
(May 22, 2015 09:17 PM)Supreme Wrote: Looking forward to this, Omni. Thanks for doing the update.
i also am looking forward to the notification feature
* - we r num 1 - May 22, 2015
This site doesn't really have loading issues for me most of the time so now its going to be crazy fast.
* - Fox™ - May 22, 2015
That sounds awesome Omni. Thanks for the update.
* - Blazin - May 22, 2015
I'm sure the new servers will handle the load like a champ and help out HF for years to come.
24 cores and 90+ gb ram is nice.
* - Black Reaper - May 22, 2015
Having a notification feature would be great.
* - Vegas - May 22, 2015
(May 22, 2015 09:15 PM)Omniscient Wrote: 5
(May 22, 2015 09:15 PM)Omniscient Wrote: more
(May 22, 2015 09:15 PM)Omniscient Wrote: years.
Hnnnnnngh 🤩
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* - Charlemagne - May 22, 2015
I'm glad this is happening :) HF has become very dear to me in the months that I have joined.
* - Gяαη∂тнεfтнσяsε - May 22, 2015
This is why Omni is god. And another reason why we stay.
* - Canonsx130 - May 22, 2015
This is incredible news. This server update surely is going to be the base for lots of huge changes on HF. I'm excited to see the responsive design + MyBB 1.8.x on HF.