We're once again going to be performing a server move. This time it is pretty much the same hardware as last time but there's a Black Friday deal on, that should save me 20% over the next year or so. So if you haven't been through one of these moves before. It goes pretty much as follows:
- A new server is purchased and setup along side the old one.
- All data is migrated from the old server to the new one.
- I'll setup and configure the DNS to point to the new server.
- Forum access is frozen at this point on the old server. No posting will be possible.
- Access will be possible on the new server.
It can take a few hours to days for your DNS to update and point to the new server. I will do what I can to minimise that downtime. Once your local DNS is updated you will find the new server and be able to post again. I will provide warning as to when this is going to start.