Posted December 26, 2008 in
The Wildebeest Network
by Tim
The Wildbeest is back online. If you need your password reset, please let me know.
Posted September 3, 2008 in
The Wildebeest Network
by Tim
If you're very familiar with me or my projects, you'll know that I've been maintaining a behemoth of a project server for the last few years. This project server started out as a very low end system, was built up to a dual Pentium 3 450MHz with a 4 disk SCSI RAID setup, then was given another kickstart on life with a dual Athlon MP 1800, using the same RAID setup.
This server has been in use by several people, as a place to get started with web hosting and development. Now though, it's rarely used and could be facing an end.
The server has run into some stability issues over the last few days, due to hardware failures. While we may be replacing this hardware, I'm starting to wonder if the need remains for this server.
To all Wildebeest Network members:
If you have been actively using your account, please speak now. I will not make any executive decision to discontinue this server until I have received word from each one of you. However, if I have not heard from you by October 1st, 2008, I will make the decision to discontinue user accounts on this server, keeping it only as an off-site file server for my family and myself.
This server has been a very important part of my career, as it has given me the opportunity to exercise many different levels of Linux systems administration, thus giving me an edge in the market where I presently work. This project - The Wildebeest - was started by my brother-in-law and I when I knew very little about PHP or web hosting, but quickly became an environment where I would refine my skills and gain in-depth knowledge about these topics. If it were not for The Wildebeest, the chances of skudd.com existing, or me working as a systems engineer for The Planet would be very slim.
With that having been said, please understand that this is not an easy decision for me to make. That is why I need your input. If you would like to keep the server online, I need to know now. Additionally, if you would like to show your gratitude, financial contributions to help bring this server back to life are more than welcome. Heck, I'll even get crazy and do some sort of dollar-matching program if you want to see this project continue. If you're interested in that, let me know ASAP so I can get it set up.
This server has been in use by several people, as a place to get started with web hosting and development. Now though, it's rarely used and could be facing an end.
The server has run into some stability issues over the last few days, due to hardware failures. While we may be replacing this hardware, I'm starting to wonder if the need remains for this server.
To all Wildebeest Network members:
If you have been actively using your account, please speak now. I will not make any executive decision to discontinue this server until I have received word from each one of you. However, if I have not heard from you by October 1st, 2008, I will make the decision to discontinue user accounts on this server, keeping it only as an off-site file server for my family and myself.
This server has been a very important part of my career, as it has given me the opportunity to exercise many different levels of Linux systems administration, thus giving me an edge in the market where I presently work. This project - The Wildebeest - was started by my brother-in-law and I when I knew very little about PHP or web hosting, but quickly became an environment where I would refine my skills and gain in-depth knowledge about these topics. If it were not for The Wildebeest, the chances of skudd.com existing, or me working as a systems engineer for The Planet would be very slim.
With that having been said, please understand that this is not an easy decision for me to make. That is why I need your input. If you would like to keep the server online, I need to know now. Additionally, if you would like to show your gratitude, financial contributions to help bring this server back to life are more than welcome. Heck, I'll even get crazy and do some sort of dollar-matching program if you want to see this project continue. If you're interested in that, let me know ASAP so I can get it set up.
Posted August 19, 2007 in
The Wildebeest Network
by Tim
Sorry I've not posted about this sooner...
There was a good sized storm that blew through northern Indiana this last Thursday night, which apparently knocked the power out for the Wildebeest server. My sister and her husband attended Gen Con, so they've not been around to kick it back online. Sorry if this caused any problems for anyone!
If you want more uptime, feel free to donate to the "Let's get a big freakin UPS" fund. You can contact me for details.
There was a good sized storm that blew through northern Indiana this last Thursday night, which apparently knocked the power out for the Wildebeest server. My sister and her husband attended Gen Con, so they've not been around to kick it back online. Sorry if this caused any problems for anyone!
If you want more uptime, feel free to donate to the "Let's get a big freakin UPS" fund. You can contact me for details.
Posted June 7, 2007 in
The Wildebeest Network
by Tim
After careful consideration, I have decided against enabling mod_userdir on the Wildebeest. This means that if you have a site on there, it will no longer be accessible via http://wb.skudd.com/yourusername or http://wb.skudd.com/~yourusername . If you have a site on there and would like to be able to access it still, you need to let me know. I will have to set up the Apache virtual host for you manually.
Posted June 3, 2007 in
The Wildebeest Network
by Tim
Attention Wildebeest Network Users:
Your account should be back online and available, but there are some things that need to be configured yet. Be sure to log into your account and make sure nothing is missing, then contact me to get the Apache virtual host set back up. Anyone who does not contact me about their vhost will be left without HTTP access.
Your account should be back online and available, but there are some things that need to be configured yet. Be sure to log into your account and make sure nothing is missing, then contact me to get the Apache virtual host set back up. Anyone who does not contact me about their vhost will be left without HTTP access.
Posted May 18, 2007 in
The Wildebeest Network
by Tim
Due to massive amounts of recent service outages from software-related issues, the Wildebeest is getting an OS reload sometime over the next few days. I am in the process of making a current backup of everything, but I make absolutely NO PROMISES. I'm doing all of this remotely, so it would be in your best interest to make your own backups as well.