Curious if there is a specific update schedule when the site goes down for maintenance/when the latest releases are loaded or if it’s ad-hoc?

  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    Really a question for @[email protected], but, If the last update was a guide: new version gets released, another instance (usually lemmy.world as they have a large well-funded infrastructure) jumps on it and updates, everyone waits to see if something breaks and then most of the big instances install it.

    I’d imagine, if there was a patch for a critical security loophole, then all the admins would move quickly on it but it’d also likely be quite a small patch so relatively easy to do without disrupting the business as usual.

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        1 year ago

        Do you know if this is a single admin instance?

        I don’t know the answer to that.

        I’ve noticed some issues gong back a month or so and @[email protected] hasn’t posted in over 2 weeks.

        Technically, as long as he keeps the lights on and installs updates then he doesn’t have to post much.

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          1 year ago

          Very true! But I know first hand how easily life can get in the way and things like servers are amongst the first things forgotten.

          Without a secondary admin things can go south quickly, so an active admin can be reassuring.

          To be honest, admin reliability is pretty much a deciding factor which instances to choose.

          Thanks though!

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            1 year ago

            To be honest, admin reliability is pretty much a deciding factor which instances to choose.

            Understandable and I’d be interested in an answer to your question. I’d hate to get invested here only for it to disappear overnight.