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Yes, it’s true! Blinkenshell has been online for more than 3 years already, it’s hard to believe. The domain name blinkenshell.org was actually registered on the 10th of August 2006. We’ve certainly had our ups and downs, but we’ve survived … Continue reading →

I’m going to move to a new apartment tomorrow, which means the server Fuji will be taken down. Fuji is mainly used for backups and monitoring, and is not critical for the main service of Blinkenshell. I’m not sure how … Continue reading →

I’ve been having some problems with WordPress and Reverse Proxy, but it seems like most problems are quite easy to fix (check Howto/Wordpress if you’re interested). There is however one problem which I can’t seem to figure out. When enabling … Continue reading →

I’ve updated the SSL certificate for Blinkenshell today. Before, HTTPS was only available for webmail and phpmyadmin, but now the main wiki is also available via HTTPS. I recommend using the HTTPS version of the site if you want to … Continue reading →

I’m going to make an attempt at upgrading the kernel on the server from 2.6.22 to 2.6.27 tomorrow, 8 January 2009. I’m going to start at about 12 CET. Hopefully it won’t take too long, but I suspect there might … Continue reading →

I had to reboot the server this morning. One apache process got stuck in “uninterruptible sleep”, which is pretty bad because it’s impossible to kill it without rebooting. This has happened once before, so I’m starting to think we have … Continue reading →

Today marks the two year anniversary of the domain Blinkenshell.org, which was registered on the 10th of August 2006. I don’t have an exact date for when the signups opened, but this date is a good marker in my opinion … Continue reading →

Our IRC channel #blinkenshell reached 100+ nicks yesterday, and blinkenbot reports having seen more than 1900 different nicknames since it started recording statistics 336 days ago. To help prevent any issues with abuse/spam a few changes has been introduced. Firstly, … Continue reading →

I have now set up an issue tracker for Blinkenshell. This is a system for handling support issues and similar. Most support stuff is currently taken care of on IRC, and I’d like to keep it that way. It’s usually … Continue reading →