yes; reddit hug of death. we're basically as optimized as can be so it's just riding out the storm at this point. we've been proud of uptime so far and the lack of errors. posts are still going through, you might just need to give them a bit and refresh

[–] jherazob@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

We're thankful for your not easy job!

[–] Deebster@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I see there's a new Lemmy version out, but I guess you understandably don't want to take the site offline to install + test it, even though the db optimisations will be very handy. Or am I just being impatient? 😉

[–] PurrJPro@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I figured as much, lol. You've all done an amazing job at keeping the servers going despite all the new traffic! The lag isn't too big a problem, I'm just happy it's not a problem on my end

[–] Boe6@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Definitely an influx of users from reddit today. Honestly I'm impressed it's holding up as well as it is atm. It's a bit slower than usual, taking 3-5 seconds to load posts, but everything is still working 👍

[–] PurrJPro@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

That's what I figured as well! I'm both glad more people are joining Lemmy but also a bit sad it's taking so long to load.. I'm sure it'll sort itself out eventually

[–] comicallycluttered@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh, good. Not just me. Even got a 502 earlier.

I wonder, will there ever be a user cap in order to keep things sustainable?

[–] PurrJPro@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Probably. I hope that people start spreading to other instances cause, as nice as it is to have so many new people, it becomes a bit bloated. And besides, everybody using just one server kinda takes the jpy out of the fediverse

[–] possiblylinux127@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Cough, mastodon.social and Lemmy.ml, cough

[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, my posts & replies keep giving me a longer wait time. I grew up on dial-up internet, though, so it doesn't bother me too much.

I figured that the lag was because of the migration.

[–] 108beads@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Heck, I grew up before dial-up or any kind of internet. We wrote letters! And mailed 'em, and waited for postal service! 🤣

[–] aSpicyCatBite@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah. Using Jerboa I couldn't reach my account. Logged of and now it works fine. Tried logging in through a browser on beehaw.org and nothing happens.

Update: Tried again through my browser, works now :)

[–] Album@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I think with Reddit being down today all those new beehaw users are actually using the instance today

[–] possiblylinux127@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

There is a huge influx of reddit refugees who are not using the platform. This new userbase is taxing on the current infrastructure