Maintenance Log
Be sure to review 4-13-25 for recent changes due to the site migration.
- 4-13 notes
- Closing the old kenshiDB droplet and consolidating to the new updated server was really helpful. Lower cost, easier DNS, future assurances of uncomplicated communication between the sites, opportunities for unified auth and other API elements. It's great and bodes well for future development. The next two weeks are primarily a rollout of systems in testing. Database connection of the file storage & archive and expansion of the site's API capabilities. Stay tuned...
- 4-14 notes
- Adjusted jobs queue, some minor elements of PHP config & other cache settings. Getting a solid sense where the heavy loads are.
- Starting a comprehensive log analysis for the next 72 hours to review access, notices, warnings, errors, etc. Generally speaking this is for the sake of ensuring all set values match expected behavior. The updated jobs runner should mesh well with the current PHP config.
- 4-15 notes
- Looking into recent release of MediaWiki 1.43.1. https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.43
- Expect downtime -- I'll be experimenting with finding the best way to conduct minor version upgrades.
- Updated to 1.43.1. Monitoring.
- 4-16 notes
- It's difficult to describe the sea change in terms of performance and behavior. 1.43.1's update process also included touching extension versions (SMW brought up to 5.0.1). Keeping an eye out for non-functional site features. The 1.43.0 version will be permanently retained for posterity's sake.
- Disabled file caching to disk in favor of other strategies and avoiding overlap with recent changes.
- Reviewing MariaDB response times. Small tweaks to address particulars in slow log.
- Looking into Varnish and advanced nginx configuration.
- Full scrape of community resources insofar as reasonably possible. Discords, Reddit, Steam, any modding resource & vetting for viability of use.