I just got access to the forum again after some tries earlier, seems the distress and maintenance is over?
it seems the MT has over but there is still a few parts that not load properly like avatar, symbols, and others
example:
Topic: Database Error and slow forum - page 3. (Read 934 times)
it seems the MT has over but there is still a few parts that not load properly like avatar, symbols, and others
example:
A hardware issue was degrading performance. The downtime ~6 hours ago may have been due to this alone, or a DDoS attack may have pushed it over the edge; I'm not sure. (I see some unusual traffic in the logs, but it doesn't look that extreme, and it may have been a side-effect of the slowness.) I think that I fixed the performance issue now, at least.
the number and quality of art submissions were too much that bitcointalk's graphic card blew up trying to process them all.
The watch list page shows this for me every time:
And I’m constantly getting a Gateway error from Cloud Flare. That’s the first first time I got into the forum in a while.
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Down for maintenance, be back soon (503)
The forum is down for maintenance. Try again in a few minutes.
503 via master1
The forum is down for maintenance. Try again in a few minutes.
503 via master1
And I’m constantly getting a Gateway error from Cloud Flare. That’s the first first time I got into the forum in a while.
I just got access to the forum again after some tries earlier, seems the distress and maintenance is over?
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Why this error ? Is theymos making any update?
I have been faced this problem since 2 hours.
I have been faced this problem since 2 hours.
theymos got a wicked hangover after partying all night with the mods from the Russian section
LOL. I've been getting the same message for the past couple of hours, though I was just able to post something a minute ago. Ah well, this happens from time to time--no big deal.
I half expected that when the forum came back online the new forum software would have been rolled out and I'd be viewing a completely different version of bitcointalk. Sadly, not to be.
I think it's a DDoS.
Maybe attackers are trying to make trouble for the forum on its 10th anniversary.
Hmm. That could be and if not it certainly is quite a coincidence.Maybe attackers are trying to make trouble for the forum on its 10th anniversary.
I was having this problem for last 1 hour or so. Anyways i have found a solution to this.
Press CTRL + F5 and the page will load normally.
Press CTRL + F5 and the page will load normally.
Had the "Connection Problems" error page just now. No clue as to why the forum's acting up.
I've got the same thing going on also. I wonder if it's due to something failing or if it's intentional to reduce the load put on the server.
I assume failing. IIRC most static assets should be cached and served by Cloudflare, especially for the non-changing SMF forum UI elements. I assume that after the cache expired and Cloudflare failed to load the assets, it just dropped errors for those requests. You should be able to check the network tab on your browser (on Firefox: right mouse button, letter Q, select "Network", refresh page) to see if any of those requests are returning error codes.
I've got the same thing going on also. I wonder if it's due to something failing or if it's intentional to reduce the load put on the server.
I've got the same thing going on also. I wonder if it's due to something failing or if it's intentional to reduce the load put on the server.
Spooky.
Started getting this about 15-30 minutes ago also. No clue what it is and I'm not going to speculate, I don't think it fuels constructive conversations to have everyone go "it's a DDoS/could be a DDoS" any time the server has issues. We'll find out soon enough anyway.
Is there an IRC chat or something similar for Bitcointalk discussion when the server goes down?
Is there an IRC chat or something similar for Bitcointalk discussion when the server goes down?
I believe there was a channel on Freenode like 6 years ago but it must be deprecated by now. Not many people use IRC anymore, it's all Discord and Telegram nowadays.
same here
btcnfan
froastie
randomnessie
bcfan
micey
liliam
Saw them on most time online : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=stats
Code:
Connection Problems
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.
who is :Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.
btcnfan
froastie
randomnessie
bcfan
micey
liliam
Saw them on most time online : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=stats
It's not something new. These users have been always the most online users. I don't know what's the problem with the stats. They have been online more than age of the forum.
I think it's a DDoS.
Maybe attackers are trying to make trouble for the forum on its 10th anniversary.
Theymos will likely make a post regarding the issue soon.
Started getting this about 15-30 minutes ago also. No clue what it is and I'm not going to speculate, I don't think it fuels constructive conversations to have everyone go "it's a DDoS/could be a DDoS" any time the server has issues. We'll find out soon enough anyway.
Is there an IRC chat or something similar for Bitcointalk discussion when the server goes down?
Is there an IRC chat or something similar for Bitcointalk discussion when the server goes down?
But I've also seen MY MESSAGES totally empty until a reload, and loading most pages takes quite a while. Does the server need some TLC?
I have a problem with this error[1], it lasted for several months unresolved so I thought it was a normal problem.Yesterday I got some mistakes related to 422 Errors.
This morning (GMT+4) I had a lot of problems surfing the site but now all the problems have disappeared & the site is running slowly. "There are no errors"
Perhaps it is DDos attacks or related to another thing which will be public on Tuesday[2].
[1] Session verification failed error | Brave shields
[2]
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Another thing which I will make public on Tuesday, probably. It's a temporary forum feature similar to past april fools things in some ways, though not a prank.
same here
btcnfan
froastie
randomnessie
bcfan
micey
liliam
Saw them on most time online : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=stats
Code:
Connection Problems
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.
who is :Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.
btcnfan
froastie
randomnessie
bcfan
micey
liliam
Saw them on most time online : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=stats
Okay guys, I am taking off whatever I said before LOL
I join the party :-P
I join the party :-P
Considering the fact that the frontend is hosted on Cloudflare, is someone attacking the database server?
I'm not sure how the system is designed but the database server shouldn't be open to such an attack.
And regarding Ddos, I'm no specialist regarding Cloudflare but this shouldn't be happening during an actual attack. The DDos shouldn't hit the actual server, but Cloudflare's
Reporting the same thing.
Everything is super slow... opening topics, posting, sending merits...
I hope this can be fixed soon
Everything is super slow... opening topics, posting, sending merits...
I hope this can be fixed soon
It's still going on. On top of that, it went down for me more than 15 times in the past half an hour now. The browsing and posting experience is fairly slow and I am constantly receiving the "Connection Problems" message. Considering the fact that the frontend is hosted on Cloudflare, is someone attacking the database server?
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