Sloowww, slow, slow in Site Updates

Revised: 09/27/2022 7:50 p.m.

  • Sept. 27, 2022, 6:11 p.m.
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Hey everyone,

tl;dr:
Yes, I know, and I’m just as frustrated about it as you are. We’re working on it.

The long version:
I know many of you have noticed the frequent server slowness lately. Believe me, so have I. I’ve been digging into server logs and monitoring site activity, and what I’ve found is.. odd.

Here’s a screenshot of CPU usage on the database server lately:
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Right around the 30-minute mark of every hour, there’s a spike in processing and memory usage. Whatever is causing these spikes also causes slowness across all parts of the site – page load times, auto-save issues, even the occasional panda. And then, right after the spike drops, it’s fine again for the next little bit. The obvious answer would seem to be that there’s some sort of timed batch process or service running, but I’ve been troubleshooting all of those and as best I can tell it’s nothing obvious.

Our developer is looking into it as well, and after spending a weekend digging, we’re looking into upgrading the server and database driver to see if that’ll fix the issue. That said, upgrading can come with potential issues of its own if not done carefully, so we’ll be taking some time to make sure it’s done correctly. Thankfully, we have a staging server we can test on before we make any big changes on the primary site.

What all this boils down to is: it’s going to take a bit more time to get things back to a good place, but we’re working on it.

And now, Mochi:
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<3,
-J


Last updated September 28, 2022


Jodie September 27, 2022

Question? Does it matter how many windows we have open? I often have three or 4 that I frequent daily.

josh Jodie ⋅ September 27, 2022

It doesn't, no. The issue is happening on the site itself, so you're all good

Jodie josh ⋅ September 28, 2022

Thanks....

Deleted user September 27, 2022

I don't know anything about that stuff you mentioned and so I always admire folks that do. Thanks for working on the site. People bitch about it but I thought it was due to the increased traffic. I am seeing many newbies. A big plus to me is the no frills and no BS interface. Good work, dude.

irate velociraptor September 27, 2022

I haven't noticed any slowness until today, late evening. Otherwise the site's been working fine for me!

NeonLady September 27, 2022

Appreciate the update!

GypsyWynd September 27, 2022

Thanks for the update.

thesunnyabyss September 27, 2022

Thanks for the update!

Mr. Mofo September 27, 2022

Quiet and contemplative yolo Mochi is the best Mochi.

simple mind September 27, 2022

Stupid crypto miners! (just kidding! well maybe)
Best of luck with your upgrade tonight.

kmh. September 27, 2022

Thanks for keeping us informed.

•kitkat• September 27, 2022

Thanks for the update!

ConnieK September 27, 2022

But...but...hurricane Ian... :) No worries. Mochi's on the job!

synapse September 28, 2022

thanks for letting us know and for all your hard work

hot-lips September 29, 2022

I thought the issue was at my end because I accidentally clicked on a phishing site! Lol Glad to know it’s not just me. Lovely pic. 😊

Enlighten Me October 06, 2022

Definitely seems like an automatic process. Did you recently patch anything or install like an anti virus or something??

heliousgeorge October 29, 2022

God it coolll!

heliousgeorge November 06, 2022 (edited November 15, 2022)

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AxelGomez November 25, 2022

despaciooooo!

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