Friends of #BSDCafe and the #Fediverse, the BSD Cafe VPS is starting to show some signs of load. The average is low, but there are moments, especially during hourly backups, when RAM is under pressure. This morning, there seemed to be an OOM issue that killed Ruby. Since the services are managed by daemon(8) on #FreeBSD, everything returned to normal operation, but I believe it's time to give the system a little more power.

A user encountered some access issues, so I delved into the logs for further investigation. It appears that the increased RAM load during backups might be causing these intermittent problems. I will be proactive in addressing this and optimizing the system to ensure smooth access and operation.

For now, I've increased the RAM of the current VPS, but since I have available hardware, I will split the services. I don't want to change the IP address at this time, so the reverse proxy and mail server will stay on the current VPS, while the rest (PostgreSQL, Redis, #Mastodon itself) will run on another server - of course, in VPN with the current one.

The process will be straightforward, as I'll simply move (zfs-send / zfs-receive) the respective jails. There will be some brief downtimes during the service restarts (very short, restarting one service at a time). I'll likely proceed in the evening and will write something before to give a heads-up.

#ServerUpgrade #ServiceMigration #ServerManagement #Infrastructure #BSDCafeUpdates

Happy to report that the upgrade for the https://india.goonj.xyz Mastodon instance has completed. Everything seems to have gone smoothly. Server seems snappier. Please report if you see any issues.

#mastindia #serverupgrade @mastodonindians #TwitterX

Due to increased number of user signups on the india.goonj.xyz mastodon instance, we will be upgrading the server to a more capable server. Please expect downtime for a couple of hours while the upgrade is completed.

The upgrade will tentatively start at 00 Hours 25th July 2023. The instance should be available within an hour if everything goes fine.

#mastindia #serverupgrade @mastodonindians

Vielleicht wird es demnächst mal Zeit für ein #Serverupgrade. Obwohl die Instanz recht klein und schnuckelig ist, kommt sie die letzten Wochen ganz schön ins Schwitzen. 🥵
#Mastodon bzw. das #Fediverse und damit auch der Content, ist stark gewachsen. Das freut mich, aber nicht den Server. 😅

Our server upgrades have been completed. Thank you for understanding. #merseyhubgroupcic #mastodon #serverupgrade

Our server upgrades have been completed. Thank you for understanding. #merseyhubgroupcic #mastodon #serverupgrade

Our server upgrades have been completed. Thank you for understanding. #merseyhubgroupcic #mastodon #serverupgrade

Our server will be offline later today for server upgrades. This should last no longer than 1 hour. #merseyhubgroupcic #serverupgrade #downtime

Our server will be offline later today for server upgrades. This should last no longer than 1 hour. #merseyhubgroupcic #serverupgrade #downtime

Our server will be offline later today for server upgrades. This should last no longer than 1 hour. #merseyhubgroupcic #serverupgrade #downtime

Trying to slowly upgrade an #Ubuntu 18.04 server to a 20.04. Then I'll try upgrading it to a 22.04 install. Nothing nerve racking about this. 🙃 #ServerUpgrade

We are shortly going to be making some upgrades to our server for our mastodon communities. To do this our communities will be offline for a short amount of time.

For updates on our status please visit https://merseyhubgroupcic.site24x7statusiq.eu/

#merseyhubgroupcic #serverupgrade #mastodon #communities

We are shortly going to be making some upgrades to our server for our mastodon communities. To do this our communities will be offline for a short amount of time.

For updates on our status please visit https://merseyhubgroupcic.site24x7statusiq.eu/

#merseyhubgroupcic #serverupgrade #mastodon #communities

We are shortly going to be making some upgrades to our server for our mastodon communities. To do this our communities will be offline for a short amount of time.

For updates on our status please visit https://merseyhubgroupcic.site24x7statusiq.eu/

#merseyhubgroupcic #serverupgrade #mastodon #communities

Completed my first Mastodon server upgrade. Ran into an issue where the systemd files were pointing at the wrong version of Ruby, which was fun to diagnose and debug. I have everything pointing at the correct RBEnv setup, so the next upgrade should be a bit more drama-free.

#MastodonAdmin #ServerUpgrade

Time to upgrade ‼️ TrueNAS Scale Bluefin is out.

#truenas #serverupgrade
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