TheDude
@TheDude@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on SJW upgrade to v19.5 1 month ago:
Absolutely. This is exactly why It’s important that we get a donation strategy put into place sooner rather than later.
- Comment on SJW upgrade to v19.5 1 month ago:
This is odd. I did not upgrade pictrs (the service responsible for image hosting). There may have been an error for some specific tables rows during the database migrates. Another possibility could have been an error during the schema update that I believe the new version had to go through.
Would you be able to DM me links to other posts that you come across with broken images? I will look to see if I can identify any common trends that could tell us more.
Thank you
- Comment on SJW upgrade to v19.5 1 month ago:
We sure are!
- Submitted 1 month ago to main@sh.itjust.works | 29 comments
- Comment on Upgrade to 0.19.5? 3 months ago:
It’s coming. This instance is deployed using lemmy-ansible but with some slight modifications. I need to review a few things to make sure the transition is smooth. As you also pointed out, it’s also summer time which isn’t helping with my free time situation.
I have a long term solution that will speed up upgrades but I only expect to get it in place by the fall. In the meanwhile, I’m planning on getting this instance upgraded to 19.5 in the coming weeks.
- Comment on How are sh.itjust.works finances doing? 4 months ago:
Hey,
I’m due to make a post about the instances finances soon. I’ll get one posted in the next bit.
I’m still covering costs out of pocket but my goal has been to have this instance fully funded by its members. I want this instance to stay true to its members, the fediverse and be put in a position where it can continue to thrive transparently without me. The admin team has been doing an outstanding job keeping this instance safe and moderated for everyone. I don’t thank them enough but they are the true heroes of this instance.
As some may know, I’ve been working with a local non profit for the past 6 months to have them leveraged in accepting accepting donations for this instance. They have been slow to get things done but its progressing. I may end up doing what I was trying to avoid and create my own non-profit instead if that’s what it takes. That direction does have its own challenges and would add additional responsibilities to my plate.
In the meanwhile, while some of the costs of the services have gone up slightly, I get joy knowing that I can continue providing this instance to all of you. I’m OK paying the costs to keeping the lights on until we can transition to donations.
- Comment on Mlmym instance? 8 months ago:
Alright added. oldsh.itjust.works
- Comment on Mlmym instance? 8 months ago:
Yes, I’ll get this done
- Submitted 8 months ago to main@sh.itjust.works | 16 comments
- Comment on Why no upgrade to 0.19.x? 8 months ago:
I’ve started the preparation steps to minimize the maintenance window needed for this upgrade. These operations are running some background tasks and once they are done I’ll make an announcement to give everyone a few days heads up of the anticipated upgrade time and date. Should be soon.
- Comment on A little downtime today? 10 months ago:
Hey!
The best way is to @TheDude on our matrix channel. This action triggers notifications across all my devices, creating a barrage of alerts that almost always grab my attention, a.k.a a ddos to my sensory system.
@kersploosh@sh.itjust.works explained it well. It was related to a small bug on the pictrs service that I’ve already reported which they quickly fixed in a newer version. I will tackle this upgrade at the same time as I get this instance up to v19
- Comment on Need help with primary account - disable MFA 1 year ago:
Hi there
Sent you a message on the matrix chat. This should now be fixed.
Thank you
- Comment on Getting hit by bots 1 year ago:
Hey,
I did some research on this.
I will not share the list of accounts as I feel its everyone right to vote and to have their own opinions whether they align with yours or not.
I will however say, Its mostly the same accounts that are down voting you. The majority of the accounts are over 2 months old with content generated by them (they do not seem like bot account). There are a few that are just 10 days old. 99% of the down votes are from other instances with feddit.uk and feddit.nl being the primary source of them.
- Comment on Trying to sign up on sh.itjust.works l, no verification email sent 1 year ago:
Please DM me your username and email address used to register and i’ll get it sorted out.
Thank you
- Comment on Trying to sign up on sh.itjust.works l, no verification email sent 1 year ago:
The big email email providers are not liking the amount of email coming from the server ip. The permanent fix is to use a mail sending service. I do plan on making that adjustment soon.
In the meanwhile send me a dm with your username and email address used and I’ll verify the account for you.
Thanks
- Submitted 1 year ago to main@sh.itjust.works | 0 comments
- Comment on New Lemmy version released, Please give updates on upgrade for this instance. 1 year ago:
Hey all, I’m always excited to upgrade to the latest versions that become available. Unless the upgrade is related to security I will tend to wait a few days to give other instances a chance to share their experiences. Before upgrading I usually go over the issues that have been submitted to help understand the risks and solutions to mitigate them.
That being said the new version does bring in a whole bunch of performance gains (mostly related to the database) that i’m looking forward to.
Lemmy.world is due to upgrade later today and I plan on upgrading shortly after them (either Monday or Tuesday).
I will put up a notification up prior to the upgrade.
Thanks
- Comment on sh.itjust.works not sending any emails? 1 year ago:
Hi there,
Some providers are rejecting mail from the IP. In the meanwhile send me a PM with your account name and email and I’ll get you sorted.
Thank you
- Comment on Has there been any postmortem on the sh.itjust.works outage? 1 year ago:
Hi all,
I somewhat explain some of the recent downtime here sh.itjust.works/comment/1341394
Postmortems are really great when they are done well and you have a team of sysadmins to collaborate with. As you probably know most instance operators and moderators are volunteering their time (and sometimes money) to keep these instances online. As the lemmyverse matures in age and development things will get better. In the meanwhile there will be some hiccups along the way.
When I have some extra time I plan on sharing more details about all of this. In the meanwhile check in on our chat. I’m pretty active there and can always provide additional insights on whats going on during an outage.
