We’ll give the upgrade new try tomorrow. I’ve had some good input from admins of other instances, which are also gonna help troubleshoot during/after the upgrade.
Also there are newer RC versions with fixed issues.
Be aware that might we need to rollback again, posts posted between the upgrade and the rollback will be lost.
We see a huge rise in new user signups (duh… it’s July 1st) which also stresses the server. Let’s hope the improvements in 0.18.1 will also help with that.
You know, maybe I’m being overly dramatic, but I really feel like we’re at the beginning of something special. I realize that Lemmy has existed for some years, but the whole Reddit thing is really pushing it into the limelight, and it’s new to me (I joined just before the blackout).
Seeing all the developers and admins dealing with the inevitable bugs, working together to keep the federated instances operating together during a huge surge in users, like a flotilla of disparate ships lashed together facing a major storm - it makes me excited, nervous, and hopeful. I fully intend to support developers and instances financially, but also want to give a big “yay team” shout-out.
Not dramatic at all. This feels like starting fresh, and the enthusiasm and excitement makes it feel like the early 2010s of the internet again. I love it 😍
I think the solving the bugs and server issues is great to see, but I also think Lemmy is facing some deep issues about its design in the future, and it’s going to take more than technical know-how to fix it.
Yeah, I agree. I think they can be worked out, but I don’t think they have been yet. I think there’s a lot of potential in the distributed architecture, and am excited to see it progress.
Totally agree. Alas, I’ll need to find time to help with time/knowledge. (that’s my best chance, cash is an issue)
Time and knowledge are probably more important. A lot of well meaning people are copying over a bunch of Reddit content into communities here, but I think that’s only useful in a small subset of them. If you’re looking to scan through a bunch of memes, okay that’s great. But a lot of people are looking for discussions and content to interact with, and a giant number of posts with no comments isn’t helping that.
So starting or contributing to real discussions (like this one!) is a big contribution.
There is some content on thousands of niche subreddits that are there for knowledge reasons.
Not all subs are default meme subs there are tons of small niche communities that shared and collected valuable knowledge.
For me that’s the biggest loss.