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Server maintanance done

Posted on August 7, 2011 by independence

The server maintanance is now done, and it took even longer than I guessed. 10+ hours of software and hardware upgrades, and battling with software bugs. And there will probably be some issues left to resolve in the comming days. … Continue reading →

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Keeping up to date

Posted on January 5, 2011 by independence

I have set up synchronizations from this blog to Twitter and Facebook, so people who are not using RSS will have an easier time keeping up to date with news regarding Blinkenshell. I also print the latest blog entry in … Continue reading →

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Server maintenance October 2

Posted on September 27, 2010 by independence

I’m planning to take the server down for maintenance October 2, at around 12.00 13.00 CET. Edit: Maintenance done!

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Blinkenshell 4 years

Posted on August 10, 2010 by independence

Today it’s 4 years since the blinkenshell.org domain name was registered and this project really started to take form. I tried to get the server migration done before today, and it is almost done. I’ve been working on migrating signup … Continue reading →

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Migration progress

Posted on August 9, 2010 by independence

Ok, so all user accounts was migrated yesterday. There was some problems with the temporary passwords for some users. If your temp password does not work, contact me on IRC or via email and I’ll generate a new one. There … Continue reading →

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New server

Posted on August 8, 2010 by independence

The server migration is taking a bit longer than expected, but I hope it’s going to get done tonight. While the scripts are doing their work I’m going to write a bit about the changes that will be introduced with … Continue reading →

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Server migration

Posted on August 8, 2010 by independence

Today at 18.00 CET I’m going to attempt to migrate Blinkenshell to the new server that I’ve been working on. At 18.00, all processes will be killed and all logins will be disabled. Please exit all your running processes (screens … Continue reading →

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IRC Network and NickServ

Posted on June 12, 2010 by independence

As you probably have noticed NickServ disappeared from our little IRC network a while back. I’m not sure of the reason behind this, the guy who hosted it hasn’t been online for a long time and doesn’t answer to email. … Continue reading →

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Server pics

Posted on December 1, 2009 by independence

I’ve got most of the parts for the new server now (only missing one cable), here are some pictures! The chassi for the new server, “Fractal Define R2”. Installed the motherboard, Supermicro X8SIE-LN4 and PSU. Processor (Intel Xeon 3440) and … Continue reading →

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New Server Hardware Ordered

Posted on October 11, 2009 by independence

It’s done, I ordered the sever parts a couple of days ago! 🙂 The final build: Xeon X3440 (Lynnfield-based, 2.5GHz, Quad Core, 2MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache) 8 GB DDR3 1333MHz ECC RAM Supermicro motherboard 2x 1TB Seagate 7200.12 … Continue reading →

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