Announcement eLightbars Planned Downtime

[Jman423]

We will be changing our hosting provider immediately. Please expect the forums to close later today once the process has begun. We appologize for the short notice, this was a last-minute, unexpected decision.
What will happen:

1. Prepare the new server
2. Close the forums
3. Copy the site's data and databases
4. Make appropriate changes to our DNS (this takes the longest on your end)
5. When the site opens, it will be hosted from the new server

I don't have any social media accounts or standalone status pages available, so I'll try to post updates on the "Forums Closed" page.

 

[dmathieu]

Thanks for the notice and your work Jimmy!

 

[Pete L.]

What Dan said

 

[Jman423]

As expected, the shit hit the fan… but we’re back. DNS is surely still propagating for many, so just keep checking back throughout the day. Also, email and notifications are almost certainly broken at the moment, I’ll get it resolved. Report any other issues that are sure to arise.

For those that can’t reach the site yet, they can use this link, but it will present an error about security since it’s an IP address as opposed to a URL: https://70.39.147.191/forums

 

[shues]

Thank you for everything you do!

 

[Jman423]

Known issues as of this post are as follows:

1. Email system is down (no email notifications or new member signups)
2. Push Notifications not working
3. Attachments not able to be uploaded (permission error)
4. My wife wants me to mow the lawn
5. Using our domain name may work intermittently, this is due to DNS propagation

 

[Jman423]

Due to some technical difficulties and a rather slow response from the new host (yay), DNS propagation is taking a lot longer than I had hoped for. Keep passing the IP address around to those in need.

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

Getting DNS hosts to refresh for 2nd and 3rd level can be a real bear. Not much you can do about it except wait for them to eventually synch.

ipconfig -flushdns can dump the cache on your local machine if the problem is client side.

 

[Jman423]

This by no means represents all of the major DNS in the US, but here is the tool I’ve been using to get an idea of propagation:

DNS Propagation Checker - Global DNS Checker Tool

Instant DNS Propagation Check. Global DNS Propagation Checker - Check DNS records around the world.

www.whatsmydns.net