EXPECT MINOR OUTAGE(S)

I will try to limit the outage(s) as much as possible, but some downtime is inevitable.
I've written up a step-by-step plan for the server switchover, but there are portions of it which MUST take place while the site is down.

I have chosen Sunday morning because the greatest number of CathInfo members will be away from the site. (American members at least).
There is no time, day or night, when NO ONE is online. CathInfo is too popular a forum for that. The sun never sets on the English-speaking world.

I have worked to reduce downtime as much as possible. It shouldn't be much.
I can see how the site behaves on the new server, and let's just say I don't see any problems! So now it's time for the big switchover!

I know this has taken a while, so I thank you for your patience!


P.S. I don't know EXACTLY what time the site will be down. I do know that no posts will be lost (that's why the site must be disabled during the transfer process!)
If you try to visit CathInfo Sunday morning and it's not there, just know that it's an expected outage.

P.P.S. There will be no "8-48 hour propagation" like when you switch IP addresses, and the change has to percolate to all corners of the Internet. No, the traffic is already going to my house and that's where it needs to go. I'll just be directing it to a NEW server machine on the premises. So the switchover will be one-and-done for all readers and members of the forum.

Yes, thank you for all the hard work, Matthew.

Ok, I *think* everything went smoothly.

The server stuff should all be good.

I had a small problem with the database -- a really minor thing, just now, which prevented creating a post. I fixed it though.

Hopefully there's nothing else like that hidden in nooks and crannies of the forum.

IF YOU DISCOVER ANY PROBLEMS, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN BANNED (LOL!)
Please e-mail me and let me know, so I can fix it! developermcd@gmail.com or good old matthew@cathinfo.com

Thank you to all who expressed their appreciation for CathInfo.

I got the new server installed in its "home" -- let's just say a position of prominence. Or a place of safety. It's high up on a wall, by the ceiling where no one will mess with it.

I'm glad we have a nice, new fast server running the latest software, etc.
and now, finally, this big project can be scratched off my list :)

Let's just say CathInfo has never been in a better place than it is today. All the hardware surrounding it is top-shelf, the best that money can buy in 2022, and our Internet connection has even tripled in speed in the past year. So it's just like being hosted on some professional server farm somewhere -- only without the monthly fee.