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As of 3-25-25

Change wishlist for 3-23 to 3-30

• Update from PHP 8.1.2 to 8.2.X (Weekend.)
• OPcache tuning. MediaWiki is specific about this. (Last.)
• Cancelled: Update nginx from 1.18.x to 1.24.x (1.18 LTS is preferable. See notes on 24.04(+) migration.)
• Implement & customize nginx maintenance mode for automatic handling of downtime events. (Test on sandbox server.)
• TLS & SSL tweaking + session caching. (SSLLabs)
• MariaDB tuning & KeyDB (testing). (See Redis-MediaWiki support notes.)
• Experimentation with memcached strategies. (See above.)

3-24 notes

• Added Semantic MediaWiki 5.0.0
• Mostly combing through fail2ban, authentication methods, ssh tunneling, port & address assignments, proxy servers, websockets, nginx in all that, etc.

3-25

• Extremely important change in the works. (SUCCESS)
• Preparing for backup and update push.
• Websockets & proxy servers up and running! GoAccess and Netdata now have custom authenticated URLs. This removes the overt preference for SSH tunnels.
• The above allows focusing on real-time tests and less juggling specific service management. The analytics situation just got much easier to deal with.

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https://kenshi.wiki/ is now live. I can begin the process of migrating the wiki core to that site and transition this site into a complementary file repo. A sitemap will be formed now that everything desirable in terms of domains and projects in motions has been achieved.

Observe

1. Wiki project -> https://kenshi.wiki
2. Map project (as subdomain of Wikisite)
3. Resource repository (Separate site for hosting mods, models, textures, etc.) (At current domain, stripped down.)

This process has no clear timeline other than ongoing.

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3-26 notes

This site will be wound down from 3-26 to ~early April.

ALL wiki activity will be redirected to https://kenshi.wiki

https://kenshidb.wiki will begin its transition into a file archive custom fit for Kenshi resources.

The map will be moved to a subdomain at the "new" wiki.

This process will be fully complete by April's end.

Current ETA

4-13 complete transition to new sitemap structure.

4-27 to solidify server-sided configuration & management scheme. 2 weeks of setup + 2 weeks of testing

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3-28

Off in sandbox-land. Site activity remains quiet. Adjusted some aspects of the https://kenshi.wiki server

(nginx, various proxies, removed old certs, fixed improper apt import, updated services, updated cron jobs, investigated MW sessions, tokens & authmanager)

Currently, I have a basic model I'm putting together to serve sample files until the foundational aspects of the site are ironed out.

This site especially is being used as a learning tool to design function-first and allow the form to follow.

• "Major" features

• Content grid with icons & titles
• Tag & Type filter via hoverbox interface
• Search bar
• Icon expansion to display content, description & download links
• Maintains single-page environment. Concise top bar with links to map & wiki.
• Many plans, quite a few features to work through. Avoiding user login and upload aspects for now. Structure first.

3-29-25, 11:00PMEST:Last night I began a 24 hour test of the server's stress management capabilities. While the site was rendered temporarily inaccessible for some of that time (to the public) the test has concluded as of 11:00PM (3-29-25). Server loading has been reduced to its typical idle levels and will be monitored over the next 20 hours to ensure restoration is total. There should be no further interruptions to service until scheduled maintenance @ 7PM (3-30-25).

Avg load during test, 31.3%

Peak load during test, 51.7%

Avg load 1:00 post test 1.2%

Avg load 2:00 post test 0.9%

Update...

From 11AM-1PM EST I tested the viability of PHP8.4 - Due to some strange artifacting I rolled back to the (stable) 8.3.6 configuration.

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I need a week to review network traffic and the technical terms surrounding it.