Pedro's BTMusic News - Scheduled downtime

Scheduled downtime in January.

Sometime after January the 20th we will go offline for around 2 weeks. During this time:
List The main server will be moved to a new DC with better peering, also 20% cheaper
List Taking the advantage of the downtime, the system will be readied for the new code. This is where the real downtime/delay comes in as a lot of information form the old DB has to be refactored into the new DB (e.g. a new way to store info on all the 90 thousand torrents). It will take a moment as a lot of manual supervision is unfortunately required. The main system will also receive 4 new drives (2x Intel SSD 1TB, 2x Samsung SSD 500GB) and more memory.

We will be back from a new DC and on the new code starting Beta 1.

First things to expect:

List You will have 2 weeks to adjust yourself to the new Participation Requirement and Seeding Requirement before its enforcement goes live. Check the Migration Guide for any other details. Best if you start getting ready for that already. Or become an uploader and be done with it. Becoming a Quarterly Donor (around 20 EUR a quarter) will be an option.

List An important change: Whoever is not an uploader (UL/U/UE/UV) or Hardware Founder or Site Friend (HF/SF) at the time of the move, and finds themselves below ratio 1.0, will have their membership terminated. Anyone at 1.0 or above will turn ratioless, as promised.

List You will need a valid email to log in. Make sure both your username and email are valid as per "Migration Guide" below.