The site has been hosted on the current server for over three years now, and when server get this old I start to get worried about SSDs failing, etc. So I'm planning to move it in the next few days.
The plan is to do it in the early hours of the morning so most people won't even notice the downtime. Normally this kind of move is completed within an hour or two, but once it's finished some people might not be able to see it for a bit longer due to cached DNS records.
Rather than a new dedicated server, I'm going to try a cloud based virtual server. I'm hoping there won't be any noticeable difference in the performance of the site, but won't know for sure until the move has taken place.
Once the move has started I'll update Twitter with any news - https://twitter.com/talkingballs
The plan is to do it in the early hours of the morning so most people won't even notice the downtime. Normally this kind of move is completed within an hour or two, but once it's finished some people might not be able to see it for a bit longer due to cached DNS records.
Rather than a new dedicated server, I'm going to try a cloud based virtual server. I'm hoping there won't be any noticeable difference in the performance of the site, but won't know for sure until the move has taken place.
Once the move has started I'll update Twitter with any news - https://twitter.com/talkingballs