Lemmy.ml `v0.19` upgrade issues and downtime.
submitted 12 months ago by Dessalines
In anticipation of Lemmy's upcoming 0.19
release, and to work out any final issues, we're going to deploy a test release on lemmy.ml within the next few days.
We're doing this testing on lemmy.ml only, so that we can encounter any issues *before* the release, and to make sure the upgrade process is smooth for other production servers.
Some of the following will happen during the process:
- Apps will likely break (only for lemmy.ml)
- Lemmy.ml may experience some downtime for the upgrade to complete (ideally no more than an hour).
- If anything goes wrong, we may have to restore from a database backup, meaning content made in between backups may be lost.
If all goes well, we'll have an official announcement for the release after this testing period.
I apologize for the difficulties this might cause. At most this will be a week of hair-pulling, but its vital that we catch any issues before telling other servers to upgrade.