aFrInaTi0n Posted January 18 Posted January 18 Update from 20th of January, 6 AM UTC Everything went fine - the site is up and running again! Whats new We migrated to a new Server More CPU power More RAM capacity Performant Enterprise SSD drives (RAID allowing high availablility) Latest stable & up to date Debian Linux & Plesk New ElasticSeach & Redis caching We updraded the Invision forum software to the latest available release Enhancing Security & Preparing our platform for the upcoming major release of the forum software later that year Fixing the issue with the cursor not working in the text field Fixing the issue with Search timing out for multiple search tearms due to timeouts We re-created the default theme to look like the old theme Fixed some CSS issues Some minor color changes for some elements to ease up CSS in the background Header images are now being rendered correctly in the mobile view Implemented some higher quality icons (New Thread) [2025/02/08] UPDATE: I have stopped all my efforts on fixing minor issues with the current themes, as the vendor released the new v5.0.0 Release of the product. Tiny gaps / issues we are already aware of The new forum version has minor changes in the design, so if your eyes or brain tells you "its looking slightly different", then they may be true. We tried to re-create the old default theme (+ Technic theme is the only other I was able to prepare) Theme / Visuals: [work in progress] Some elements are hard to read / no good contrast combination of text & background colors (for both Light & Dark theme) [Change] Changed one dark theme background color for quote blocks and other elements, should allow for better readability already [Change] Poll bar colors were changed for better readability of the % values [Change] Three-Dot-Menu on every posting got a more vivid color, as the edit functionality is reachable via this button [work in progress] The old themes are considered deprecated and they need to be recreated for the subforums [WATCHOUT] Setting the old themes may render your forum view useless & you may not be able to set it back! You need to contact us via email. [known/not started yet] Some Special Tag Icons not being shown. This is not related to the maintenance, but me screwing up last week. Will be fixed the next days 1st Update on this: Talked with Jim and I will just upload all the missing pictures to the original places the next weekend 2nd update: Putting files into place possibly fixed some, but not all missing pictures.. further investigation needed [07.02.2025] [known/not started yet] Issue on MouseOver on the "Pinned" buttons leading to the icon of that posting getting hidden. [known/not started yet] Hitting the "mark forum as read" button will hide all icons of the postings until the page is reloaded. [known/not started yet] Dark Theme: "Source Code" of Edit-View is white on white [known] Loading issue with unformated elements at site loading/rendering Users reporting are located around the globe and it may just be long paths, AU/NZ signals have to travel around half the globe twice (request and response) - this may just add up. We are not using any CDN service and are also not considering doing so, as the overall feedback for performance is "better than before". Solved [solved] Annoying sidebar on the right showing up in the topic-view. [solved] Notification Icons in the top NavigationBar being cut-off to the top [solved] Header Image not clickable to return to the main / entry page [solved] Make Read/Unread threads more distinquishable from each other (text boldness) [solved] Special Tags Icons are shown vertically, not horizontally in the profile area [solved] Dark Mode does not persist browser restarts -> now saved in a Cookie for 365 days [improved] DarkMode has a short "flicker" at loading new pages [Change] changed to another Event for the dark theme to be applied earlier in rendering - this has minimized the flicker, but not eliminated. Functionality Email [solved] Email wasn't working between 20th and 26th January, as we had some wrong configurations still applied. Fixed since 26th Jan 2025, 12:30 UTC As a consequence our server may still be listed in some DNS blacklists, will work on getting us off there asap (SPAMhaus, proofpoint done already) Posting content [solved] BBcode has been disabled (that will be forced in the future by the vendor of the product and is highly recommended already to be disabled) [DISCLAIMER] The old format of linking images with "[img][/img]" code is not working anymore due to this mandatory change. Please link your pictures with pasting only the URL (keep the resolution restrictions in mind!) [known/not started yet] Old posts with BBcode may have broken picture links [known/not started yet] Old posts with HTML code may have broken picture links Notifications [needs verification] Notifications may be dimwitted sometimes possibly solution: Clear cookies of eurobricks.com in the browser, log in fresh and check for the browser-settings to have Notification events allowed to be received from the side (before one didn't need to allow the notifications to be sent to the browser) [known/not started yet] No notification sound User Profiles [known/not started yet] Custom Ranks are gone [known/not started yet] Special Tags are showing the URLs instead of the images in the Profile Views. Last Update on 08. February, 12:25 PM CET Even if 99.9% are looking fine I would like to encourage people to take close looks for things not working as expected & not hesitating to report here. Enjoy the new site and tell us your opinion! Original posting announcing the maintenance: Spoiler Hey folks, we have planned a maintenance for Eurobricks starting from the 20th of January 0:00 UTC. We are estimating the maintenance to last for a maximum of 16 hours with already having huge buffers added - so in best case we may even be faster. Why we are having a maintenance: We want to upgrade the forum software to the latest version We need to migrate to a new server with better hardware specifications Both topics will allow to increase security and future availability. Some other technical behind-the-scenes changes which may allow us to deliver a better overall performance of the site. Short FAQ section: "Can I reach the site over the maintenance period?" - No, the site will be put offline directly from the beginning and just be enabled again when we are finished. "But I need to participate in a Contest, otherwise ..." - We clarified with the staff team to not hit a ending date of any contest. "Do I need to do anything special after the migration?" - Not much - you may need to login fresh with your regular credentials. Preview: If your Eurobricks-addiction doesn't go well while we are having the maintenance, we can at least offer you the test site of Eurobricks which was copied from the live site with the cutoff-date from the 18th of January: https://test.eurobricks.com/ (but please be aware any posting on the test site will not be transferred to the main site!) Feel free to ask any question in regard of the maintenance. Quote
Agent Kallus Posted January 18 Posted January 18 Now to find out what my Eurobricks withdrawal symptoms will be! Will wake up tomorrow in dark Eurobricksless world! Quote
aFrInaTi0n Posted January 18 Author Posted January 18 As said, you may visit the test side while we are working on the main site. But be aware: All postings there will not be transferred to the main site. Should mention this aswell in the main post.. :D Quote
SNIPE Posted January 19 Posted January 19 Hopefully it will fix some bugs, such as the page failing to update if a reply notification appears at the bottom of the screen, instead, the user would have to manually refresh, but this effects edited replies too which is annoying because I like to type a rough reply, send it and then edit it s few times so I can view it first (yes I know there's a preview button) Quote
NV Lego technic Posted January 19 Posted January 19 As long as you keep the emoticons, everything is fine Quote
The Island Chronicles Posted January 19 Posted January 19 Can you shorten the wait time for username changes? Quote
aFrInaTi0n Posted January 19 Author Posted January 19 7 hours ago, SNIPE said: Hopefully it will fix some bugs, such as the page failing to update if a reply notification appears at the bottom of the screen, instead, the user would have to manually refresh, but this effects edited replies too which is annoying because I like to type a rough reply, send it and then edit it s few times so I can view it first (yes I know there's a preview button) This, my friend, was the original topic I applied as an admin & I personally wanted to have fixed in the first place! And I think this is fixed in the new version / so さよなら (Sayonara) to this bugger 22 minutes ago, NV Lego technic said: As long as you keep the emoticons, everything is fine How dare I? I don't want to be hunted by a community of people in rage of their beloved icons I reckon... So they will stay for sure, also tested 8 minutes ago, The Island Chronicles said: Can you shorten the wait time for username changes? Not sure if I am getting the question right, as I am no Moderator and haven't worked in those fields before, I think namechanges can only be done from Mods/Admins by request with reasons. So I think the new software may not have much of an effect into this process. But possibly I missunderstood your question. Quote
The Island Chronicles Posted January 19 Posted January 19 (edited) 4 hours ago, aFrInaTi0n said: Not sure if I am getting the question right, as I am no Moderator and haven't worked in those fields before, I think namechanges can only be done from Mods/Admins by request with reasons. So I think the new software may not have much of an effect into this process. But possibly I missunderstood your question. When you go into your settings and try to change your username, it'll say that it can only be changed once within a 366-day period. I'm wondering if we can change that. Edited January 19 by The Island Chronicles Quote
aFrInaTi0n Posted January 19 Author Posted January 19 Ah ok, wehave a thread for namechanges done by staff team, possibly this may help your case more fastly? So for the maintenance: The period is not planned to be changed. Quote
Black Falcon Posted January 19 Posted January 19 13 minutes ago, The Island Chronicles said: When you go into your settings and try to change your username, it'll say that it can only be changed once within a 366-day period. I'm wondering if we can change that. I think it is there for a reason, and honestly, shouldn´t be changed. Normally people should take some thought about the name they choose, and sure with time they can grow to dislike their name for whatever reason, and if it is just that they like another more and using that in other places. However once a year should be fine and I have no idea why people would want to change it more often - and if they would, well they can still request it in the appropriate threat ;). But allowing people to just change their name like they want would just lead to more problems IMO, since the name is how people recognize you alongside the profile picture, which you can change too ;). Usually also the reason why some forums have a period where both names are showen so people can follow the namechange. Quote
Jim Posted January 19 Posted January 19 4 hours ago, aFrInaTi0n said: This, my friend, was the original topic I applied as an admin & I personally wanted to have fixed in the first place! And I think this is fixed in the new version / so さよなら (Sayonara) to this bugger 4 hours ago, The Island Chronicles said: Can you shorten the wait time for username changes? Not really. Drop me a PM if you want to change your name. Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted January 19 Eurobricks Emperor Posted January 19 Good luck with the upgrade and thanks for the time you are investing in this wonderful community! Quote
aFrInaTi0n Posted January 19 Author Posted January 19 thanks @Bonaparte- the good thing is: even if everything would go wrong and I would fail to achieve the migration to the new host, I can just revert to point back to the current server and no harm may be done.. that helps a lot in regard of not getting too nervous Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted January 19 Eurobricks Emperor Posted January 19 I know the feeling. Been there many times and I always had a fallback plan in place like you do now. Quote
aFrInaTi0n Posted January 19 Author Posted January 19 One funny thing though: In my professional IT career the product I am responsible for has a DB size of nearly 6 TB by now with a daily growth of ~10GB - since we are in the TBs already I am not at all shocked / scared of DBs which sizes can be counted in GBs... Quote
Toastie Posted January 19 Posted January 19 (edited) Well, we all know that feeling, right? Sort of. @aFrInaTi0n: When 'ding' happens, it is all done - you wake up and in my world be - a hero! Looking forward to seeing y'all on the other side - it's gonna be fun! Best Thorsten Edited January 19 by Toastie Quote
aFrInaTi0n Posted January 19 Author Posted January 19 Also thanks Thorsten! Tested the procedure several times, so should all work out - and I had the same phrasing with the other side in mind. I am looking forward for my 1 AM CET kickoff-coffee already Quote
Toastie Posted January 19 Posted January 19 3 minutes ago, aFrInaTi0n said: I am looking forward for my 1 AM CET kickoff-coffee already These coffees are the very best, Christoph. Strong and hot. All you need! Here's a countdown, no idea - I am an Orion freak Quote
Jim Posted January 20 Posted January 20 Great work on the upgrade!! I'm sure there will be things to iron out, but so far it's looking phenomenal Quote
Toastie Posted January 20 Posted January 20 Thank you all - and particularly Christoph! Congratulations and all the best! Thorsten Quote
R0Sch Posted January 20 Posted January 20 And here I was worried in the morning that the forum got hacked, because it kept asking for my username and password and spitting out 401 error if I didn't. Will take some time to get used to this new design. A proper dark theme would be great, because with this mod I can barely distinguish the grey icons. I don't remember having to click twice to quote a post. Is this new with the checkmark and multiquotes? Quote
zinnn Posted January 20 Posted January 20 (edited) When are the custom designs for each theme subforum coming back? I work as a designer - if you need any help with tweaking the colours / layout / icons / badges of the main forum, please reach out :) The current design looks very 2005 Edited January 20 by zinnn Quote
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