Randomland - Server Status and Information.

[Nick]

The DNS update script wasn't working for a while. So no one could get to the site. It's fixed now.

I've been wanting to learn Docker better. So I might re-do the webserver as a bunch of docks(?) on a single machine rather them all the sites under a single Apache install. Put them all in their own little pocket I guess.

[zourtney]

Yay, it's back!  What machine is the server running on these days?

[Nick]

I got a good deal on a Ryzen 5 3500 6-Core system... so as of yesterday, that. Before then it was on a 4-core 4th gen i5. It runs Minecraft and Plex too.. so it's not completely overkill

After looking at the docker option... it seems like too much work for almost zero gain. At least for something already working.

I'm thinking of moving to a dark theme for the forum. Any thoughts? Like this one.  http://smftheme.byethost18.com/index.php?theme=5&i=1


Edit. I installed a few themes to test. One is a dark theme and the other has a dark-mode option.
Go here to try them out: https://forum.randomland.net/index.php?action=profile;area=theme

[Nick]

Now we are on an HP prodesk 600 G5 i5-9500 system that came off ebay for $60. Supposedly better for plex and things that need to encode video with the iGPU.. The old system had a $10 PCIe card that did display and nothing else.

I made the HP a HDD-hat.. 

Star gets the ryzen to upgrade her gaming rig.

I updated the forum software. It broke some themes. Sorry if anyone was using them. Not that anyone uses anything here.