Upcoming code push

[denise]

We are scheduling a 2-hour code push and maintenance window starting at 11PM EST Fri, 9 Dec and ending at 1AM EST Sat 10 Dec (beginning 4AM UTC Sat 10 Dec; convert to your local time)

In the best case scenario, this push will involve putting the site into "maintenance mode" very briefly (five minutes or so) during that window to run updates. In the worst case scenario, there may be some unexpected errors after the push: this update will include a lot of backend changes and reorganization, and although these changes have been tested, there will always be that one bug that doesn't show up until you've suddenly got thousands of users trying a whole bunch of things all at once! We'll be on top of things to watch out for problems, but we wanted to give you a bit of warning, and that's why we're scheduling the full 2-hour window even though if all goes well it shouldn't take anywhere near that long.

Either fu or I will post a reminder before maintenance begins.

Comments

[jb_slasher]

Thanks so much for keeping us informed! I will be sleeping through this window as it'll be from 6 to 8 AM in Finland then so I hope all goes well and I will be able to check DW first thing when I wake up on Saturday :)

[dreamatdrew]

Dreamwidth is not allowed to break on my birthday. SO SAYETH DREW!

[arobynsung]

Yay!

[intermezzo]

Thanks for the heads up!

[wytchcroft]

righto. good luck! :)

[mirthalia]

Thanks for all the hard work!

[seaivy]

thank you for the "transparency" (I'm getting tired of that word)
I don't understand any of it but it's nice to know something is going on and it's not my incompetency.