Thank you @porsupah for not giving up on me when I was feeling so down struggling with my life out here alone while not knowing how to bring the server back. 😭

I owe it to all of you! 🙇

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Jul 11, 2022, 05:00

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Jul 11, 2022, 05:00

Jul 11, 2022, 05:00

self @self@lgbt.io

I did nothing. Sincerely apologise for not being able to contribute to this server resuscitation exercise.

Thank you so much @noelle and @porsupah for coordinating and working on this!

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Apr 27, 2022, 11:07

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Apr 27, 2022, 11:07

Apr 27, 2022, 11:07

self @self@lgbt.io

@Nephilim what sort of data did you mean?

Also, kindly follow this announcement: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65649330

Thank you.

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Mar 25, 2022, 01:14

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Mar 25, 2022, 01:14

Mar 25, 2022, 01:14

self @self@lgbt.io

Our server will be put into maintenance mode for OS upgrade within the next 15 minutes.

If you have an alt account, kindly follow me self@mastodon.social for updates during downtime. Alternatively, you can manually visit https://www.patreon.com/LGBT for the same updates too.

Thank you!

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**self** @self@lgbt.io · Mar 24, 2022, 02:06

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Mar 24, 2022, 02:06

Mar 24, 2022, 02:06

self @self@lgbt.io

2/2 Hence, kindly expect some downtime again. I can't promise how long, but I'll do my best to bring it back ASAP.

If you have an alt account, kindly follow me self@mastodon.social for updates during downtime. Alternatively, you can manually visit https://www.patreon.com/LGBT for the same updates too.

Apologies for the inconveniences caused by this upgrade process!

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Mar 24, 2022, 02:06

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Mar 24, 2022, 02:06

Mar 24, 2022, 02:06

self @self@lgbt.io

1/2 Dear all, this announcement is regarding the OpenSSL error we are currently facing (which directly impact our federation timeline, i.e., unable to connect with majority of the instances on the fediverse).

After some attempts to fix it, it is decided that I have to put our server into maintenance mode once again during this weekend (and possibly longer), to upgrade our server OS to the latest version as our OS is quite old (we were here since 2017), as advised by Claire on Github.

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Mar 19, 2022, 19:28

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Mar 19, 2022, 19:28

Mar 19, 2022, 19:28

self @self@lgbt.io

there seems to be one or two backend issues I need to fix. For now, to view the images that say "Not Available" on the federated timeline, kindly click on the image itself and it will bring you to a new tab.

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**self** @self@lgbt.io · Mar 19, 2022, 17:23

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Mar 19, 2022, 17:23

Mar 19, 2022, 17:23

self @self@lgbt.io

@porsupah I shall let the server to catch up with all the backlogs first and see how it goes, then troubleshoot from there. :)

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Mar 19, 2022, 17:08

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Mar 19, 2022, 17:08

Mar 19, 2022, 17:08

self @self@lgbt.io

@porsupah You're most welcome! I am observing Sidekiq, seems like there might be something to troubleshoot 😅

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Mar 19, 2022, 16:51

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Mar 19, 2022, 16:51

Mar 19, 2022, 16:51

self @self@lgbt.io

WE ARE BACK!!! Now on the latest version v3.4.6!

I am extremely sorry as I was unable to spare enough time to continuously troubleshoot due to my full time job and the issues on the server keep coming one after another..

Please bear with me, I would like to monitor our server for a day or two after all these incidents, before bring back the customisations such as themes, toot character count (of 1,500), max pins (of 10), etc. I will also update our Patreon Supporter list.

TQ!

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Mar 10, 2022, 03:37

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Mar 10, 2022, 03:37

Mar 10, 2022, 03:37

self @self@lgbt.io

Dear all, we will be performing server maintenance and upgrading our Mastodon instance version on 🗓️ 13th March 2022, 🕔 5am GMT+0.

Server will be down at this time and will be back ASAP.

Thank you for your understanding.

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Oct 08, 2021, 17:32

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Oct 08, 2021, 17:32

Oct 08, 2021, 17:32

self @self@lgbt.io

@noelle indeed frustrating as I am already tired looking at laptop screen whole day and my brain can no longer process things lol!

@porsupah after upgrading OpenSSL version, we're required to force renew the SSL cert and reboot... Can't believe I didn't come across having to reboot the server after force renewing the SSL, lol! But it's okay, today I learnt. :P Thank you so much @porsupah

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Oct 08, 2021, 17:20

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Oct 08, 2021, 17:20

Oct 08, 2021, 17:20

self @self@lgbt.io

@noelle @porsupah I am so sorry to have let this happen for so many days and not noticing about it! 😕

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Oct 24, 2020, 08:40

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Oct 24, 2020, 08:40

Oct 24, 2020, 08:40

self @self@lgbt.io

Hi @V, we are back. 😉

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Oct 24, 2020, 08:39

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Oct 24, 2020, 08:39

Oct 24, 2020, 08:39

self @self@lgbt.io

@pronounshe no problem and site is back online. Thank you. 😉

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Oct 24, 2020, 08:38

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Oct 24, 2020, 08:38

Oct 24, 2020, 08:38

self @self@lgbt.io

Server is back with latest #Mastodon v3.2.1.

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**self** @self@lgbt.io · Oct 24, 2020, 04:46

**self** @self@lgbt.io · Oct 24, 2020, 04:46

Oct 24, 2020, 04:46

self @self@lgbt.io

Hi everyone, we will perform server maintenance (and possibly upgrading Mastodon version) at 5am GMT+0 (~15 minutes from this announcement). It will be back latest by 12pm GMT+0. Apologies for the short notice and thank you for your patience.