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.

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[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You know, maybe I'm being overly dramatic, but I really feel like we're at the beginning of something special. I realize that Lemmy has existed for some years, but the whole Reddit thing is really pushing it into the limelight, and it's new to me (I joined just before the blackout).

Seeing all the developers and admins dealing with the inevitable bugs, working together to keep the federated instances operating together during a huge surge in users, like a flotilla of disparate ships lashed together facing a major storm - it makes me excited, nervous, and hopeful. I fully intend to support developers and instances financially, but also want to give a big "yay team" shout-out.

[–] DigitalPortkey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Not dramatic at all. This feels like starting fresh, and the enthusiasm and excitement makes it feel like the early 2010s of the internet again. I love it 😍

[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the solving the bugs and server issues is great to see, but I also think Lemmy is facing some deep issues about its design in the future, and it's going to take more than technical know-how to fix it.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I agree. I think they can be worked out, but I don't think they have been yet. I think there's a lot of potential in the distributed architecture, and am excited to see it progress.