Hello there! Because of performance problems and latency I arrived at a conclusion that moving to a dedicated server would be the better option for Sopuli in the long run. I looked at Hetzner's server auction page and got one from Germany with beefy specs: Intel's Core i9 processor, 64 GB of RAM and two 512 GB SSD's in a RAID configuration. The price isn't too much, around 38 € per month plus VAT.
I already told about the migration coming on Matrix and Mastodon but it's time to make it official here.
The migration starts tomorrow at 12:00 (Finnish time) and it will likely take several hours. Be prepared!
EDIT 27.06.24 19:48
I underestimated how long this all will take, and there were problems with restoring backups and networking. Regardless, the migration is done and we're up again!
Terve! Suorituskykyongelmien ja latenssin takia tulin johtopäätökseen, että dedikoituun palvelimeen siirtyminen on parempi vaihtoehto Sopulille pitkällä aikavälillä. Katsoin Hetznerin palvelinhuutokauppaa ja hommasin palvelimen Saksasta mehukkailla ominaisuuksilla: Intelin Core i9 -suoritin, 64 Gt keskusmuistia ja kaksi 512 Gt SSD:tä RAID-asetuksella. Hinta ei ole liikaa, se on noin 38 € kuussa ja lisänä arvonlisävero.
Kerroin jo palvelimen siirrosta aiemmin Matrixissa ja Mastodonissa, mutta nyt on aika tehdä asiasta täällä virallista.
Siirto alkaa huomenna klo 12:00 ja se vie todennäköisesti useamman tunnin. Varautukaa!
EDIT 27.06.24 19:48
Aliarvioin kuinka pitkään tässä kaikessa kestää, ja ongelmia oli varmuuskopioiden palautuksessa ja verkkoyhteydessä. Joka tapauksessa siirto on valmis ja taas ollaan ylhäällä!
I have nothing of substance to add but I love you and the people who make this website run.
Honestly, y’all make the world a better place by helping keep the future of social media alive and growing by providing a home for people that is astonishingly rare in its genuine and open nature.
There are many things we can do in this world to impact it, many things we believe that are required of us in order to make the world turn (we all must suffer at shitty workplaces for 40+ hours a week), but many of those things are small acts that change only the fabric and weave immediately around us in the tapestry of our lives.
Helping maintain and run sopuli.xyz is NOT one of those acts, it is a major strategic offensive against a shitty corporate social media hellscape that simultaneously is a friendly home for good people to chat, what you are doing by helping keep the servers running, making tough (or mindnumbingly mundane) moderation decisions or you know just keeping the lights on in general… is creating the most valuable thing in the world, early momentum for an extremely transformative and powerful force for good.
Please remind yourself of that every day, the work you are doing is beautiful and inspiring in the simplicity and openness of the gift you provide the world through your labor. The work you are doing is also not just making the world a better place, it is doing it efficiently as fuck too, you are getting a damn fucking good deal out of blood sweat and tears for your heartfelt effort as every ounce of energy you put into helping craft the future of the fediverse has an innumerable force multiplying effect on how quickly and feasibly that future fediverse comes into reality.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you!
Thank you, beautifully said! When federation between Lemmy instances was finally implemented and people started forming their own instances, I decided to take part in that despite not having extensive system administration experience. I also wanted to experiment. Now I have thought that my intention for Sopuli is to be an alternative to the shitty corporate social media platforms you described – and looks like this has taken off very well in the last few years. Good to hear that I am doing something inspiring and beneficial.