502 Bad Gateway

[Robert]

Why is this happening so much lately? It affects every site on the server, and is the new "normal" condition.

 

It's only luck if access is available, most of the time it's broken.

[Superman]

It’s happening every day for me at various times. Is Miskie still in charge of the server?

[Robert]

In theory, yes I believe so.

 

In the last 2 weeks it was down 98% of the time for me.

[Hard Core Rikki]

nginx is often troublesome. Unlike other servers like litespeed, it needs more careful setup. Maybe the server could use a refresh, alongside the forum software.

[Jitway]

Ya I have been keeping people informed on our Facebook page about this. Been more down than up lately.

[Hard Core Rikki]

For people who dont use facebook or IM, maybe a permanent Discord chatroom could help keep people in touch when theyre not on the site. It can be used without an account and is more accessible than IRC.

[Robert]

Well, since I created this thread, there's been no more outages. However none of the server admins has logged in for a while which lends credence to the theory that the place is running on autopilot.

 

As to what actually caused the problem, nobody knows.

[Jitway]

It was bad karma...lol.

[Hard Core Rikki]

IMO establishing a separate channel for communication should be considered. That'd give staff and users a venue to discuss things and maybe collaborate

[Alpha]

Everything needs an upgrade around here. I don't know the status on miskie, but I'll try to contact him regarding the server errors.

[Cominus]

Weird