We’ll give the upgrade new try tomorrow. I’ve had some good input from admins of other instances, which are also gonna help troubleshoot during/after the upgrade.

Also there are newer RC versions with fixed issues.

Be aware that might we need to rollback again, posts posted between the upgrade and the rollback will be lost.

We see a huge rise in new user signups (duh… it’s July 1st) which also stresses the server. Let’s hope the improvements in 0.18.1 will also help with that.

  • @cley_faye
    29•1 year ago

    Wise ? No. Useful ? Maybe. If the improvement can help with the load and the general experience, it’s a good idea.

    And, hm, the “site is down sometimes” experience would not be that foreign to reddit user in the first place :D

    • @FragrantOwl
      13•1 year ago

      And, hm, the “site is down sometimes” experience would not be that foreign to reddit user in the first place

      Plus, Lemmy doesn’t passive-aggressively blame the user for site issues.

      • MentalEdge
        6•1 year ago

        And it only goes down one instance or two at a time. It’s not all or nothing.

      • @misterbassman
        5•1 year ago

        This isn’t the case, the apps have been switched over to free API keys with a limit of 100 requests per minute. This is why they all switched off at the same time. The app owners would have to generate new API keys to access the paid plan.