Site maintenance this week-end

BlimBlim
Saturday, June 24, 2006 | 10:29 PM
28 comments

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The site will be moved to a new server this week-end, most likely tonight, and should be down for about 30 minutes. The new server costs about 50% the price of the old one with barely a difference in performance. This will allow us to use the money to get more download and streaming servers.
Update: The migration is done and seems to have worked well. Let me know if something strange is happening for you. The main and "rescue" mirrors will be down until I'm satisfied with the new download process I'm working on.

XSAVAGE

Commented on 2006-06-24 10:48:23

Awesome , keep up the good work man.

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rupbert

Commented on 2006-06-24 10:55:25

Good luck!

Be interested to here how the donations are going, perhaps a monthly update?

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BlimBlim

Commented on 2006-06-24 11:06:28 In reply to rupbert

Posted by rupbert

Be interested to here how the donations are going, perhaps a monthly update?

Yeah I'll do something like that on the forum.

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roxwell

Commented on 2006-06-24 11:17:34

It's all been spent on Women and Beer, boy that Snoopers can party :)

Joking of course.

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Acert93

Commented on 2006-06-24 11:23:16

No, it is all be saved so he can afford a PS3 ;)

I hope it goes well Blim. As usual the servers are great and the service outstanding!

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roxwell

Commented on 2006-06-24 12:04:00

Out of interest Blim. How much roughly is a server?

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BlimBlim

Commented on 2006-06-24 12:07:03

The old one was 400 euros per month with 2*50 mbits of bandwidth (2 separate network cards). It was a very high end server, dual xeon, raid 1 with scsi drives, you name it.
The new one will be 210 euros per month with 100 mbits of bandwidth. It's a medium range server, Pentium D dual core 3.0 Ghz with hardware sata raid 1.

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roxwell

Commented on 2006-06-24 12:10:30

Wow, you was doing a grand job funding that yourself Blim.
Hope it all goes well.

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Graafke

Commented on 2006-06-24 12:14:55

Great work guys! Keep up the great work :D

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OriginalBuckRogers

Commented on 2006-06-24 13:32:21

great work blimster - xboxyde keeps on improving further and further and leaves the other sites behind

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LightHeaven

Commented on 2006-06-24 14:21:47

Good luck Blim, Keep up the awesome work!

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FireWire

Commented on 2006-06-24 16:28:28 In reply to BlimBlim

Posted by BlimBlim

Great stuff Blim, hope it all goes well..

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BlimBlim

Commented on 2006-06-24 17:08:21

The new server is ready, the migration should happen sometimes tonight as expected. It shouldn't take more than 10 minutes, and then I'll update the DNS servers.

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shawsie64

Commented on 2006-06-24 18:36:32

Good work mate, love your site , shout outs from the land down under.

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Optimusv2

Commented on 2006-06-24 18:39:19

Thats good news :)

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fer_filipe

Commented on 2006-06-24 19:22:06

Nice news!!
Keep the good work gentlemen!!

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Isomac

Commented on 2006-06-24 22:42:25

Good job BlimBlim. Working as good as before.

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school

Commented on 2006-06-24 23:21:42

Keep up the good works.

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Drunkenshaolin

Commented on 2006-06-24 23:54:27

hope it all goes well..nice to know site is getting better...
keep it up.

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Dangerous

Commented on 2006-06-25 00:39:11

This message is in "Boulet Time" (TM), If you still *really* want to see it, click here

why do u guys waste money on this stuff?

no_fear360

Commented on 2006-06-25 01:00:23

coz "This will allow us to use the money to get more download and streaming servers." so its no wasting money

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Kronth

Commented on 2006-06-25 03:22:27

This Site rocks!

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Tsioangyo

Commented on 2006-06-26 02:04:25

PORTUGAL WINS!!!! :D:D:D

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PlumbDrumb

Commented on 2006-06-26 03:03:05

The new server costs about 50% the price of the old one with barely a difference in performance.

Regardless, I'm experiencing a great boost in speed.
Everything is much smoother!

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BooMMooB

Commented on 2006-06-26 10:41:22

i've noticed that too. Sweet lovin'! :)

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