Hey, Computer Fairies!
So I had to migrate our emails (for notifications, confirmations, &c) to a new host, and they defaulted to inserting web beacons and rewriting links in order to track you, and without telling me.
I've just turned that tracking crap none of us need off, but please, *please*, **PLEASE** let me or @arielmt know if you're still getting tracking links in your email notifs!
Thanks, and sorry.
Hello, friends!
The data sync took much longer than we expected, but it finished successfully. This instance's server and data migration is complete.
Thank you for your patience.
arielmt
The 9-10 hour estimate was wildly off, but the work is still progressing smoothly. New media appears to be saved properly and accessible immediately, and old media is getting less and less broken.
arielmt
Hello, friends!
We're back, and we're on the moved server and data bucket. Your media files may be missing, but only for a while. The data sync is still going in the background, and we think it's going to take about 9-10 more hours, but it could be longer.
Please observe the no-posting sign has been turned off, and thank you for flying computerfairi.es!
arielmt
Hello, friends!
We're going to have to take Computer Fairies offline for an hour or two in order to sync data and transfer the server to Ariel's care.
We plan to start this more or less at 00:00 UTC on Thursday (8:00 PM EDT Wednesday) this week. We'll make a follow-up post and announcement after that work is done.
arielmt
Hey friends!
We are very happy to announce that the instance will now no longer be shutting down at the end of the year and will instead keep running, helmed by our very own @arielmt!
We're currently handing over all the relevant things and Ariel will be taking post as full and sole administrator in the near future
we welcome those (within reason, and our own personal vetoing) who would like to help keep up the instance, and we pledge to keep the instance online until the end of the year for that matter.
we thank everybody who has shown us solidarity, friendship and kindness in these past 4 years.
i, personally, will not be making a return to the fediverse if and when this instance closes, but you can find me elsewhere.
Official admin account for https://computerfairi.es/, posts here are written by @troubleMoney and @arielmt
Inquiries here or at faye@computerfairi.es