I'm thinking it would be a good idea, since people using Matrix clients like Element can join it for announcements, chat, and as a fallback if the Lemmy instance suffers from downtime.

Also, the space can also help ensure that instance updates be carried out more easily through improved ease of information access through announcements. Lemmy instance version 0.19.0 has been available since December 15, 2023, and hopefully, preparations can be made for the instance to proceed with the upgrade.

From, ButtonMcLemming

Hi,

There's recently been some downtime on Compuverse and I apologise for this.

The host machine was down for a while, and I was unable to bring it back online, no data was lost, it was just shut down and unable to be started.

I'm aiming to create a fail-over solution to allow for an easy transition to a secondary server should the primary fail but currently lack the time and resources required to implement such a thing.

The downtime was excessive and inexcusable so I hope to get things in a much better state as soon as I can.

Thanks & regards,

Cameron

Hi, first I want to thank you for this instance.

Compuverse.uk seemed to be down for me for multiple weeks, since somewhere at the beginning of October/end of September.

I was getting no server answers from a cloudflare page.

Now I randomly checked the instance, and it's back up. Not sure from when.

Was there an issue with a cloudflare configuration or something else?

Hi all!

Another new interface is here.

If you're interested, we now host Alexandrite on https://a.compuverse.uk!

Feel free to use this interface if you like :)

There have for some time been around four pinned posts on the instance, which have to be scrolled past when browsing. I'm suggesting limiting them to one or two when something special is happening, and only keeping them as long as necessary.

Maybe one could put the info in the sidebar or some other place? It could get rather long, but better to have it there when you are actively looking for it than in your feed every time.

Hi all, as a result of the recent disk space issue, I have moved the PostgreSQL database onto a secondary server.

This does now mean that database calls are being made "over the wire" so to speak, so performance may be slightly lower than previously. But the server which is running the PSQL database is a rather beefy dedicated server, with much more storage space available.

Hopefully performance isn't impacted too badly. But if you do notice any particularly bad performance, please do let me know and I'll see what I can do.

This new server should last us for MUCH longer (with about 6 times the storage space available).

Firstly, I really do apologise! CompuVerse has been down for a number of hours now, and I'm really sorry.

I'll be 100% transparent on this, the server ran out of disk space! This sent it into a sort of "safe mode", which unfortunately took down CompuVerse.

I have migrated all image storage over to an external server with a large amount more storage.

However, even with this, just the text content and metadata for CompuVerse is still rather large.

I'm going to investigate solutions but am averse to running a DB server over mounted storage as this is very susceptible to latency and speeds.

~~By my approximations we have around 2 months' worth of disk space remaining now that Pictrs is removed. I'm looking for solutions in the meantime that will balance performance and cost effectively.~~

Edit: The PostgreSQL database has been moved. Please read https://compuverse.uk/post/277751 for more info.

Would you look at that! If you're the kind of person that enjoys the Old Reddit interface, you can now use a very similar interface to access compuverse!

Accessible from https://old.compuverse.uk/

Feel free to use the new interface, I'll try to keep it up to date also, but it's likely not going to be the primary focus.

If you're a user of Reddit Enhancement Suite, you can also get a lot of the same functionality with the following GreaseMonkey script:

https://github.com/rystaf/mlmym/issues/5

I hope you enjoy!

Not sure if compuverse.uk has some of these, but to make sure here is the news and how to mitigate it.

Just want to say that I appreciate the quick update and good management of the instance. Do you get a lot of bots trying to join? I'm both hopeful and worried about what the future might hold for the platform.

Hi all!

I just want to say that CompuVerse has just been migrated onto its own server!

If you noticed a brief 2/3 minute period of downtime, that was it!

It was previously living on a server alongside a number of other applications and projects which I run, however it is now all on its own!

I've moved the server onto an 8 core, 16GB RAM machine. This should hopefully last us for a while, but I will monitor performance, and upgrade further if necessary :)

I just want to take this time to note that this server is currently paid for by myself.

I am not currently seeking donations of any kind. And am happy to bare the costs myself :)

My goal is to provide a free and open community for all to enjoy. And so long as the costs remain manageable, I am happy to pay them!

Thanks,

Cameron

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