Problems with disk speeds

• Osayidan wrote on 2011-06-29 13:04
  All the problems we're having right now is due to disk read/write speeds. We're on a virtual server, so our hard drive is actually a really big file stored along side hundreds of others on a single storage infrastructure.
  
  That storage infrastructure is experiencing problems. It's that same storage that got screwed up a few weeks ago when nation was down for a few days.
  
  At first they tried to blame the problems on nation being too big of a website but I showed them traffic and other stats and they finally gave in and admitted it's a problem on their end. So right now there's nothing we can do except wait for that to be resolved.
  
  I'm turning the forums back on now, but once people start flooding back onto it, it might get slow again (also when it becomes peak hour in north america and the other websites hosted by the same company start getting more traffic). I've disabled search functions to reduce mysql queries, since those cause a lot of disk activity.
• Alexane wrote on 2011-06-29 13:10
  Sounds like a good plan, i hope the server can hold up, like i said on bean rua, it was slow starting up but after 2-3 pages it really picked up speed.
• Roy Mustang wrote on 2011-06-29 13:41
  You should have a donate function Osay so that those of us who love this site can donate to possibly fund better servers.
• Adelynn wrote on 2011-06-29 13:46
  I get Nation withdrawals. ;~;
• Alexane wrote on 2011-06-29 13:51

  Quote from Adelynn;494148:

  I get Nation withdrawals. ;~;

  
  Haha, yeah, i was checking every 20 minutes, i clicked saw no mabination, clicked refresh saw it was up and started posting.
• Osayidan wrote on 2011-06-29 13:59

  Quote from Roy Mustang;494145:

  You should have a donate function Osay so that those of us who love this site can donate to possibly fund better servers.

  
  
  Was going to but it looks like we don't need anything better yet, it's the host that's screwing up right now. The specs we have is enough for nation as it is now.
• Roy Mustang wrote on 2011-06-29 14:01

  Quote from Osayidan;494160:

  Was going to but it looks like we don't need anything better yet, it's the host that's screwing up right now. The specs we have is enough for nation as it is now.

  
  
  I was just worried because some dude on Nexon Forums posted this:
  
  [3:22:01 PM] XXX: osay did mabination break again
  [3:22:10 PM] ___: lol
  [3:22:30 PM] Osayidan: yup O: well sort of D: the site grew too big for virtual server
  [3:22:47 PM] XXX: yay
  [3:23:00 PM] Osayidan: so the people who want it to stay online can donate for a proper server or I'm shutting it down, problem is I can't even get it to stay online for people to see that message
  [3:23:56 PM] XXX: do you know their skype chat thing
  [3:24:06 PM] XXX: you can tell them there
  [3:24:51 PM] XXX: I can also post it on the Nexon forums
  [3:25:00 PM] Osayidan: nope D: the only good thing is if this keeps up I don't need to waste my time maintaining it anymore Dx I don't even want to anymore but I don't think anyone would take over and not shove ads all over it to make moniez
• Alexane wrote on 2011-06-29 14:02

  Quote from Osayidan;494160:

  Was going to but it looks like we don't need anything better yet, it's the host that's screwing up right now. The specs we have is enough for nation as it is now.

  
  As the nation gets bigger and continues to grow you just might need to take kings suggestion and let a few of us pitch in for a new server.
• Osayidan wrote on 2011-06-29 14:28
  problem with a new server is that it's a monthly cost, if we switch we need to get enough donations every month, if we miss one the site goes offline.
• Moppy wrote on 2011-06-29 14:31

  Quote from Osayidan;494191:

  problem with a new server is that it's a monthly cost, if we switch we need to get enough donations every month, if we miss one the site goes offline.

  
  
  We could always have ads.
• Byte wrote on 2011-06-29 14:44
  1 week, 2 week, and a 4 week subscription(donation).
  
  1 week would be 7$
  
  2 weeks would be 12$
  
  4 weeks would be 23$
  
  Special usergroup, color, section, insiders, ect ect. Wait I think I've went over this before.
  
  
  *back to lurking*
• Claudia wrote on 2011-06-29 16:13
  $23 a month for a subscription? no ****ing way LOL.
  
  but, I would donate...if I could. Otherwise, I don't mind ads as long as they're keeping the server afloat.
• Aubog007 wrote on 2011-06-29 16:26

  Quote from Byte;494205:

  1 week, 2 week, and a 4 week subscription(donation).
  
  1 week would be 7$
  
  2 weeks would be 12$
  
  4 weeks would be 23$
  
  Special usergroup, color, section, insiders, ect ect. Wait I think I've went over this before.
  
  
  *back to lurking*

  
  
  Not paying more than i pay for an xbox live subscription service for a forum
  
  
  No thank you.
  
  50-60 bucks a year is the most ill pay. and that is pushing it for a forum.
• Skye wrote on 2011-06-29 16:41
  I'll be honest and say that I won't pay just to be able to visit a forum. So if it ever comes to that...see ya guys. :/
• Kazuni wrote on 2011-06-29 16:47

  Quote from Japan;494281:

  I'll be honest and say that I won't pay just to be able to visit a forum. So if it ever comes to that...see ya guys. :/

  
  
  not to visit, lmao. you get special titles and stuff.