[REPORT] kernelnewbies.org is down (502 Bad Gateway)
Yunseong Kim <[email protected]> Fri, 1 May 2026 20:34:39 +0200
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.kernel,gmane.linux.kernel.kernelnewbies |
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| Organization | kzalloc |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Hi Rik, I'm reporting that the KernelNewbies main page is currently unreachable, returning a 502 Bad Gateway error: https://kernelnewbies.org/ The latest archived version (from April 20th) can be found here: https://web.archive.org/web/20260000000000*/https://kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges I think it's not an unrelated topic, but the Linux perf wiki had the same problem a few years ago, so I migrated it to GitHub using the mkdocs framework. Most wiki formats are quite compatible with Markdown, and it has served as a stable alternative for the community. This is migrated version for the perf wiki: https://perf.wiki.kernel.org/ The discussion regarding the perf wiki migration can be found here: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-perf-users/[email protected]/ Moving to a platform like GitHub (or any other) helps address the issue where users cannot contribute freely immediately after registration. Currently, I can invite anyone who wishes to contribute via email, and I also accept pull requests. For the perf wiki, we fortunately had a backup repository thanks to Konstantin: https://github.com/mricon/perfwiki Is there a similar backup repository or a recent data dump available for kernelnewbies? I think moving to a Git-based workflow with a framework like mkdocs might be a good way to ensure long-term availability and prevent future downtime. Thank you for building such an invaluable resource, it has been a massive help to the next generation of kernel contributors like me. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help. I would be more than happy to assist in any way I can. Best regards, Yunseong