New server.
Created by Galactus, 2 y 11 mo 15 d ago.
Superhero Database grew out of its server, so I had to migrate to a fresh new, bigger, server.
It took about a week to find a good hosting company, set up the new server and transfer the database and the massive amount of files, profile- and gallery images (over 45,000 images / +30 GB).
The website should run faster, more stable and with less connection errors.
Hopefully I won't have to do this again for the next 15 years :)
It was creating an automated backup, but it was too large to fit the server. It won't happen again!
And don't worry, there's plenty of room on the server to let the website grow, just not enough for a full back-up.
Hopefully this results in no more downtime.
I have been tweaking and updating the server and website since having the new server. A lot of it is new to me (I'm not a server admin), so it takes some time to get it right.
Overall the server feels faster, but there are too many connection issues. The main issue is the memory (RAM, not storage).
The nice thing about the new hosting is that I can easily upgrade the server without having to transfer everything again. And I did just that an hour ago.
Still waiting for the payment to go through, but I've upgraded the server to 2x the CPU power, 2x Memory, 2x Storage,.. 2x everything basically.
This is not just for SHDb, but also for Realm Forger, since it will be running on the same server.
If you want to help out financially, I'd like to point you to the Buy Me A Coffee page. If you don't, that's fine too, SHDb will be free to use forever.