FYI — 20.07.2017

We have been in contact with A and are in talks to take over the old domain and servers - the site might be back up tonight on the APOLLO.rip domain, more news will follow with an update tonight.

-APL Staff-

This would be ideal. The active staffers to take over the old domain and the servers. Creating a new tracker will be a big mess no matter how hard they will try to avoid this mess. And it's pretty obvious that A (the current Apollo.rip owner) just can't do the job.

He just login every 10 days (or so) and he thinks he can run the tracker this way. If the server crash 1 minute after his last login, it remains down for 9 days, 23 hours and 59 minutes, till his next login!

Update...

Today, A reached out to us and offered the keys to all of APOLLO's services. He will be stepping down as lead SysOp of APL due to heavy real life issues, which have been the sole reason for his lengthy absence. The timing couldn't have been greater/worse, as we were ready to move everything over to our new infrastructure.

We have already purchased a new domain and new servers for said migration, but in lieu of this revelation we will instead use those to upgrade our current setup to help solve the recent issues in site stability. We know you have many questions, like for example will we keep APOLLO.cd or APOLLO.rip? There will be answers to pertinent questions such as these within the month.

In other news, SysOp X has also stepped down, mainly due to shortage of time. In the coming weeks you will notice a lot of new faces on the developer side and we are really looking forward to getting this ship on the right course.

PS. SSL tracker has been fixed and so has the email server. Get ready for a lot of other stuff getting fixed.

Thank you for your support

Update...


Development

Now that we are steadily back on our feet, Apollo staff's main goal is growth - not only in music uploads and users - but in site design and the implementation of new features. To that end, we are seeking any and all developers who are interested in helping push Apollo that much closer to Olympus.

If interested and you happen to be proficient in any or all of these languages: PHP, MySql, Python, C++ and Javascript, please PM one of our newest Developers: W.

In other news (and for those who may have missed it), our HTTPS tracker (mars.apollo.rip) is back online! Same goes for our email server, which means the invitation system is also back in full swing. Our interview team is regrouping and are soon to be back in action recruiting new members to our community. If you are interested in being an interviewer, please send Sea a PM!


The Elephant in the Room

Many of you have raised concerns regarding the timing of A's short return, the donation drive and our connection with SCC. In the past we have felt that dignifying these rumors with comment would do nothing but fan the flames sparked by our greatest detractors. However, now that we are off to a brand new start, we feel it is best to set these records straight, wipe the slate clean and move along accordingly.

Despite the appearance of coincidences, no, we literally have no connection whatsoever with SCC - plain and simple. The initial favor they did for Apollo by vouching for our credibility was done because one of our staff is also friends with a member of their admin team. SCC's recent downtime is not a product of our services being on the same servers, nor do we share donations between the two sites, nor do staff alternate between the two sites. Put in another way, we have as much connection with SCC as we do with OiNK.

A's comings and goings here were always weekly, mainly to reset the server or pay the monthly bills. He did so while having no communication with staff. For a short time, there were definitely worries he may have been ran off with Apollo's donation money, as we had no access to the account to verify. Now that we do, we are ecstatic to inform everyone that ALL donations, past and present, are accounted for and will continue being used to sustain Apollo's future growth. Also, we are limiting our bus factor substantially and these accounts are no longer in the hands of a single staff member.

For those who remain unconvinced, we apologize for giving you reason to doubt. In the days and weeks and months to come, our actions will inevitably speak much louder than these words.


Onward & Upwards

It is quite possible we have mentioned this before, but there is so much more to come in the following weeks. As we continue to build on our current foundation, the implementation of several requested features and community events will be taking place. We look forward to sharing all of this with you soon and wish to express our ever-growing gratitude to everyone who stood by Apollo during these last few, often frustrating, months in order to keep the momentum going.

Your selfless encouragement has been humbling and consistently renews our determination to make Apollo the best damn private music tracker out there. If we have lost you along the way, no worries... we are excited for the opportunity to gain your trust once again!


-APL Staff-

Update...

IRC currently down

For now, there is no ETA on a fix but we are investigating the issue. It might take until tomorrow for the service to be back up. If these issues persist we will be migrating the IRC server to a brand new one.

Just a reminder of the details of the back-up channel.
Network: irc.p2p-network.net:6666 (7000 for SSL)
Channel: #apl-chat

Sorry for the service interruption.

Update...

We're happy to inform you that the IRC services have been restored.

-APL Staff-