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SoFurry @sofurry.com · 22h

Exam season & work did us in but we hope you'll forgive us for taking a bit longer still. Progress is still being made, so stay tuned for more updates soon.

Thank you!

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · 22h

#SoFurryServerMoveUpdate

A new volunteer developer joined the team, work is progressing on bugfixes & general things that just need to be done before going live. New off-site server is now syncing data which will take some time, but does not have to be 100% done before opening the doors. [1/2]

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · 18d

We also have to resize the storage array from the beta sizing before going live, and fix a few other issues. But we're getting there!

Expect more news soon! We know it took a while but the goal is in sight! Thanks for sticking with us ❤️ [2/2]

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · 18d

#SoFurryServerMoveUpdate

We're in the process of fixing some important bugs before opening the site. SF2 users who never logged into SFX should now be able to recover their account if their password doesn't work (provided their email still works). [1/2]

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · 20d

#SoFurryServerMoveUpdate

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A screenshot of the website So furry saying that the website is still in maintenance mode. You can't reach it, yet but it's alive!

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · 21d

#SoFurryServerMoveUpdate

Good news: New hardware installed and working, good progress upgrading the cluster.
Bad news: Our CPUs are pretty old by now and lack support for some modern features, so additional patching of various libraries is required. Not 100% sure yet if this will be successful.

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · 28d

#SoFurryServerMoveUpdate

A quick one today: Good news everybody! We confirmed the new hardware is compatible and the rest of the nodes will get the same equipment in the coming days.

Expect an update in the coming days.

Thanks for sticking with us ❤️

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · Sep 12

We don't want to leave out any information regarding the #SoFurryServerMoveUpdate, so please check the attached #screenshot instead of 4-5 split up posts on here ➡️📝

We know progress has been slow, but we're coming closer be get back online again.

Thank you for your patience 🙏

#SoFurryServerMoveUpdate

1) When SFX comes online, some users may not be able to log in immediately due to an incompatibility between SF2 and SFX. These users will have to use password recovery. However this may not be immediately possible on day one, but we are working on making this happen as soon as possible.

Note: We will not be able to perform a complete import immediately. When SoFurry comes online you will be able to import your SF2 submissions yourself. However we do plan to do the import of all submissions in due time.

2) One hard disk got damaged in the move. It was either dropped or already on its last leg. Everything's safely backed up, so that shouldn't be a problem. The new one is already ordered and on its way.

3) We have connection to the SF2 database backup and once that situation has been cleared up it should not be too much work to get SFX online.

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Toumal @toumal.bsky.social · Sep 5

Normally we would've done all that in the background, but the forced move made that impossible. Also, the business model of SF is to be there for the users. We don't have a budget, employees, or really a business. (handful of ad banners that don't cover the cost notwithstanding)

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Toumal @toumal.bsky.social · Sep 5

I have been on a business trip for the past week, with no chance to work on SF. Terra is still on a business trip. We're the two critical resources for this.
Money isn't the issue right now, it's people. And it's more than just a server move, it's also about migration etc.

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · Aug 26

Thank you ❤️

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · Aug 26

Spread them out. Doesn't mean you have to post them all at once! :)

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · Aug 26

4) Check for problems and showstoppers
5) Probably fix some bugs
6) Go online!

This will take some time. No ETA yet, but certainly not gonna happen this week. The team will have reduced availability in the coming two weeks.

Thanks again for your patience. It's slowly coming together ❤️

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · Aug 26

#SoFurryServerMoveUpdate

Server has been moved to the new location and powered on. Now we have the following steps ahead of us:
1) Configure the new firewall
2) Set up a link to the SF2 database for importing
3) Perform the import for all users

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · Aug 19

3) Backup server is up and running, has SF2 db loaded & working for the migration. This server will also get approx. $1000 worth of SSDs added once SFX is going.

4) Noticed the games changing every day on sofurry.com?

Thanks! We know this takes longer but we wanna do this the right way [3/3]

SoFurry is on the move!

sofurry.com

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · Aug 19

2) Firewall is almost ready, after some issues initially, it seems to work now. We're gonna do some more testing just to be sure, then send it to the data center.
If this firewall shouldn't work out, there is a fallback solution but that's an additional $1500 - which we try to prevent [2/3]

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · Aug 19

#SoFurryServerMoveUpdate

1) The SFX server gets moved soon. We've already received the neccessary network config information for the new data center. No concrete date yet, but we hope it's not much longer now [1/3]

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · Aug 2

[2/2] Bad news is that our US hardware is still in the old datacenter waiting to be moved & we've just been told there may be some additional delays of up to 2 weeks to get that done. We'll try to get as much done in preparation for the data migration while we wait for that.

Thx for your support ❤️

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · Aug 2

#SoFurryServerMoveUpdate

[1/2] New equipment for US datacenter arrived at friend's location & is prepped for shipping. Due to the current political situation in the US, esp pending plans to regulate adult content online, we're also prepping a non-US location to host SF there, just in case.

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Resolute @resolute.bsky.social · Jul 15

The second, which all of you can help with sharing: that, if possible, his writing will live forever. If you have or can get copies of his writing, please do so.

www.furaffinity.net/user/coyoteo...
of-the-wilds.sofurry.com (when the site returns)
www.royalroad.com/profile/585905

Userpage of CoyoteOfTheWilds -- Fur Affinity [dot] net

Author of 'Snowbound', in the anthology Feral! Published by furplanet.. . I paint pictures with words. Usually they're pi ...

www.furaffinity.net

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · Jul 15

We mourn the recent passing of @ofthewilds.bsky.social, one of the most prolific writers on SoFurry. You will be missed :(

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · Jul 10

Update regarding the down time: Still in the process of creating redundant off-site backups prior to the server move.

The whole process until we're online again will take a few weeks. We will keep you updated on the progress.

For everything else, please refer to the FAQ: www.sofurry.com/faq.html

SoFurry FAQ

www.sofurry.com

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · Jul 9

We can't give you a date but it'll be a few weeks. We will keep you updated when we know more. Everything else you can read up on our FAQ:

www.sofurry.com/faq.html

SoFurry FAQ

www.sofurry.com

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · Jul 6

Just a hiccup, it's already back.

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SoFurry @sofurry.com · Jul 6

REMINDER! Tomorrow around 12:00 AM CEST (in about 15 hours) the extended downtime will begin! And again: SoFurry 2.0 will be DEPRECATED! Read up on it in the quoted skeet.

SoFurry @sofurry.com · Jul 2

Important❗SoFurry 2.0 will be deprecated EARLIER than planned and #SoFurryNext will have an extended downtime!

More information, an FAQ and a thorough explanation here: www.sofurry.com/groups/news?...

Likes and shares appreciated! Thank you ❤️

SoFurry News | Earlier SF2 Deprication and SFX Extended Downtime + FAQ

Hey everyone,We got some bad news from our data center. They have informed us that they are cancelling all contracts below a certain price threshold, and will require those customers to pay a much hig...

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