Hello,
The forum is going to be moved to a new host and a faster server, starting Thursday (or Wednesday or Friday, depending on where in the world you are). Prior to the move, a few things will happen:
* The forum will be closed pending the migration. This means no new topics can be created, no replies can be made, and you will see a message stating the forum is undergoing maintenance. Do not panic. This is normal. Make sure you have your towel somewhere closeby.
* Content and database copies will be made and uploaded to the new server. I have taken backups of everything over the past weekend, and will repeat the exercise some time soon (tm) in order to capture whatever changes were made since the last copy.
* DNS records will be changed. This means the IP-address currently associated with www.cyreneforum.com will be replaced with the IP-address of the new server. You will still use the same URL to get to the forum, it simply will be pointing somewhere else.
This is by far the most nerve-wracking part of the migration, as once we initiate the transfer (which will be done from the Create Kingdom office in Dubai), things are mostly out of our control. What actually happens in the background is explained (very high level) here: https://cyreneforum.com/threads/short-downtime-next-week.8020/
* Once I can verify everything looks okay, I'll have to make a few minor adjustments to address some technical background issues with naming conventions. No biggie, really.
* Once all that is done, the forum will be upgraded to the latest version of the forum software for version 1.*. I'm not very aware of exactly what new functionality is added this way, but it will include bugfixes, security patches, and maybe a few shiny new buttons.
* The forum will be reopened and there will be much rejoicing!
* Ed will send over a nice bottle of Scotch (I guess I should have told him this is a pre-requisite, I guess. I do not want to get visited by Chris Hansen, though, so please ensure it's at least 18 years old, Eddrick!)
The forum is going to be moved to a new host and a faster server, starting Thursday (or Wednesday or Friday, depending on where in the world you are). Prior to the move, a few things will happen:
* The forum will be closed pending the migration. This means no new topics can be created, no replies can be made, and you will see a message stating the forum is undergoing maintenance. Do not panic. This is normal. Make sure you have your towel somewhere closeby.
* Content and database copies will be made and uploaded to the new server. I have taken backups of everything over the past weekend, and will repeat the exercise some time soon (tm) in order to capture whatever changes were made since the last copy.
* DNS records will be changed. This means the IP-address currently associated with www.cyreneforum.com will be replaced with the IP-address of the new server. You will still use the same URL to get to the forum, it simply will be pointing somewhere else.
![magical-magic.gif](https://c.tenor.com/wn2_Qq6flogAAAAC/magical-magic.gif)
This is by far the most nerve-wracking part of the migration, as once we initiate the transfer (which will be done from the Create Kingdom office in Dubai), things are mostly out of our control. What actually happens in the background is explained (very high level) here: https://cyreneforum.com/threads/short-downtime-next-week.8020/
* Once I can verify everything looks okay, I'll have to make a few minor adjustments to address some technical background issues with naming conventions. No biggie, really.
* Once all that is done, the forum will be upgraded to the latest version of the forum software for version 1.*. I'm not very aware of exactly what new functionality is added this way, but it will include bugfixes, security patches, and maybe a few shiny new buttons.
* The forum will be reopened and there will be much rejoicing!
![giphy.gif](https://media4.giphy.com/media/WIg8P0VNpgH8Q/giphy.gif)
* Ed will send over a nice bottle of Scotch (I guess I should have told him this is a pre-requisite, I guess. I do not want to get visited by Chris Hansen, though, so please ensure it's at least 18 years old, Eddrick!)