Noobscraft.com Scheduled Downtime  (Read 4966 times)

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ItsLawrence

Noobscraft.com Scheduled Downtime
« on: 5 Oct 2012, 01:38:41 »
On the 19th of October 2012 from 1am until around 5am BST (Check your timezone), noobscraft.com will be brought down completely for major web-host updates. All features which use the noobscraft.com site will be completely unavailable during this downtime.

Features which will be unavailable during this downtime include:
  • Access to the site itself
  • Site registration/Account activation
    (This includes new members attempting to register)
  • Use of Points
  • Donation options
    (Do not attempt to make a purchase around this downtime as payments may be taken but goods may not be correctly delivered; do it early or wait until we are completely back online)
  • Any contact with us via any @noobscraft.com email
  • Updates to VIP
    (I recommend if your VIP is going to run out during this downtime that you renew it before then)
I would like to make this clear though: Just because the site is down doesn't mean our server will be; this should stay online completely through the site downtime.

This downtime is important as part of a major change which our web-host is making with their data-centres. During the downtime their teams will be moving our site servers from their old data-centre to a brand new state-of-the-art one; this should improve site loading times and improve reliability.



If you have any queries about this downtime please feel free to post them below.

MagicMan27

Re: Noobscraft.com Scheduled Downtime
« Reply #1 on: 5 Oct 2012, 03:01:45 »
Sounds Great
Good work!

Miner_man123456

Re: Noobscraft.com Scheduled Downtime
« Reply #2 on: 5 Oct 2012, 14:29:21 »
So if I read this correctly as I am still tired after just waking up, the main server will stay online and are playable while the site/forum wont? I can survive that.

ItsLawrence

Re: Noobscraft.com Scheduled Downtime
« Reply #3 on: 5 Oct 2012, 15:36:45 »
So if I read this correctly as I am still tired after just waking up, the main server will stay online and are playable while the site/forum wont? I can survive that.
Correct, the server should stay online. It is only the site which is supposed to be going down for a few hours.

Miner_man123456

Re: Noobscraft.com Scheduled Downtime
« Reply #4 on: 5 Oct 2012, 16:43:12 »
So if I read this correctly as I am still tired after just waking up, the main server will stay online and are playable while the site/forum wont? I can survive that.
Correct, the server should stay online. It is only the site which is supposed to be going down for a few hours.

Ok then, I am not that much on the forums so I am sure I can survive without it for a couple hours :)

AlphaTango11

Re: Noobscraft.com Scheduled Downtime
« Reply #5 on: 6 Oct 2012, 15:31:44 »
Lawrence, I have 10 days left on VIP. Should I get more before the VIP Update? I have 5000 points left.

ItsLawrence

Re: Noobscraft.com Scheduled Downtime
« Reply #6 on: 11 Oct 2012, 23:51:06 »
Lawrence, I have 10 days left on VIP. Should I get more before the VIP Update? I have 5000 points left.
Sorry about the delayed response. It is always up to you if you want to continue with your VIP after your days run out, I would suggest that you don't leave it to update on the morning of the 19th itself though; but again it is always up to you.

AlphaTango11

Re: Noobscraft.com Scheduled Downtime
« Reply #7 on: 12 Oct 2012, 00:17:45 »
It's alright. I was just wondering if anything would happen to my time because of the new updates. Thanks, I'll probably be donating more.

iiBennii

Re: Noobscraft.com Scheduled Downtime
« Reply #8 on: 14 Oct 2012, 23:01:19 »
So it's best to buy more vip on the 18th?

ItsLawrence

Re: Noobscraft.com Scheduled Downtime
« Reply #9 on: 16 Oct 2012, 15:34:54 »
So it's best to buy more vip on the 18th?
I would advise that if you are going to buy it that you do so well before the downtime or afterwards; however it is up to you :).

iiBennii

Re: Noobscraft.com Scheduled Downtime
« Reply #10 on: 16 Oct 2012, 18:25:34 »
One thing i'm still not sure about is that if if did buy vip on the 18th and if the new commands are out on the 19th for example would the following 60 days if i bought it twice have the new commands or would they only be for the free month and then reset back to the old vip commands? Sorry if this has caused any confusion. Thanks.

ItsLawrence

Re: Noobscraft.com Scheduled Downtime
« Reply #11 on: 16 Oct 2012, 19:21:44 »
One thing i'm still not sure about is that if if did buy vip on the 18th and if the new commands are out on the 19th for example would the following 60 days if i bought it twice have the new commands or would they only be for the free month and then reset back to the old vip commands? Sorry if this has caused any confusion. Thanks.
The downtime has nothing to do with any announced site/server updates, it is purely an update on behalf of our webhost who is moving data-centres. There will be no visible changes to the site after we come back online from going down.

Any questions regarding the changes to VIP should be made in the topic relevant to that update.

ItsLawrence

Re: Noobscraft.com Scheduled Downtime
« Reply #12 on: 18 Oct 2012, 19:46:50 »
Please be aware that this downtime is going to occur in around 5 hours time.

ItsLawrence

Re: Noobscraft.com Scheduled Downtime
« Reply #13 on: 19 Oct 2012, 04:49:06 »
The site is up and running again, it may be slightly slow for the next few hours but should improve over time.

If you see any new errors please report them to me via PM.