Re: Judge down

> To do:=20
>   * Automatically stop the cron job after an outage has occurred.

Done. In the event of another server outage, when the server comes up again=
 game processing will be delayed until the judgekeeper manually starts it u=
p again. This gives the JK the time to extend any deadlines as needed. If t=
his takes too long, GM's have the option to process games themselves if the=
y deem them ready.=20

>   * Back up the games on a different server.

Done. Only ongoing games are backed up however, because of space limitation=
s on the backup server. Completed and terminated games are not, but that's =
more of an archiving problem. If the floc server goes up in flames today, t=
hese past games will be lost, but the running games will be able to continu=
e somewhere else.

>   * Get someone crazy enough to pay for cloud services :)

That was more of a joke, but by coincidence I read somewhere that people ha=
ve been able to deploy web sites on DropBox, a colossus in the world of clo=
ud services, which is fremium (free for non-premium members), so ... Not th=
at I'm planning to abandon floc just yet, just something to keep in the bac=
k of my mind.

Mario.

--- In [email protected], "Mario" <woelpad@...> wrote:
>
> I went through all the games and moved up the deadline as I saw fit. I'm =
turning on the cron job again, so automatic processing will occur. If you n=
otice an irregularity, contact your GM or, if you're the GM or he doesn't r=
espond in a timely manner, contact me.
>=20
> Mario.
>=20
> --- In [email protected], "Mario" <woelpad@> wrote:
> >
> > The judge is back up, hurray for that. Actually it's been up for quite =
some time now (some 8 hours), unfortunately while I was asleep. I've stoppe=
d the cron job, and will be going through the running games. Those that hav=
e not yet processed will be given a 2-day extension, those that have (over =
half of them), I'll contact the GM to discuss if we need to roll them back.=
 After that I'll restart the cron job.
> >=20
> > To do:=20
> >   * Automatically stop the cron job after an outage has occurred.
> >   * Back up the games on a different server.
> >   * Get someone crazy enough to pay for cloud services :)
> >=20
> > Mario.
> >=20
> > --- In [email protected], "Mario" <woelpad@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Well, since it's proving to be a long wait, this looks like an excell=
ent opportunity to promote the UKDP judge to those that are getting the jit=
ters of not being able to play!=20
> > >=20
> > > I've created a couple of "judge-down" games on this judge. Or you cou=
ld join one of the other forming games, let me just mention the "team-up" g=
ame only needing 2 more players. Or, if you like, create your own game to m=
aster. Specific requests, contact me.
> > >=20
> > > Suppose you forgot the judge mail address, and as not to repeat mysel=
f, I added a line to the top section on the home page (uk.diplom.org). Just=
 click the
> > >  "Email UKDP" link. No more excuses. It's there, use it.
> > >=20
> > > Mario.
> > >=20
> > > --- In [email protected], "Mario" <woelpad@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The judge is down, as the floc.net server is unreachable. Alain T=
=E9sio, the site owner, has been contacted. This affects USDP and DPFG, but=
 not UKDP, located on a different server. Patience, please.
> > > >=20
> > > > Mario.
> > > >
> > >
> >
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