At 8:30 PST yesterday Loudtwitter server stopped responding. This morning the Tech Support told be that the motherboard is dead. I don't have access to the data on the server for now. I'm trying to get a hold on the backups, but since the main server is down this is taking more time.
I'm working with my hosting provider to resolve this situation. And I will keep this blog and twitter updated with progress.
Bear with me...
Yann
This is scary! I love Loudtwitter. You'll pull through. Idk what I'll do now. Just to let people know, http://twittinesis.com is an alternative. It's not Loudtwitter, but it gets the job done..
I'll be using that and watching your blog for updates. Loudtwitter is the best. Twittinesis sounds like the name of a website owned by a fat man. :( I will donate soon.
Posted by: Joey | July 01, 2009 at 01:56 PM
Man, I feel for ya. I own a small hosting company, and had something similar happen. I learned some valuable lessons on choosing a good data center and the importance of proper/current backups (I had backups, but not daily ones, and also didn't have any plan for immediate switch over).
Not that I'm at *all* busting your chops, because you've been doing this for free, and have gone above and beyond the call.
I love the service, and along with others would be willing to pay a small fee to continue. I would totally understand if you decided not to continue though, since your time is worth a lot, and you can only continue operating at a loss for so long.
I don't think the general public understands all that goes into offering a service like this. I hope it all works out for you.
Posted by: Biscuit | July 07, 2009 at 09:26 PM
I certainly hope that you are considering switching to a new provider that has a better backup system. Good luck man!
Posted by: Egoiste | July 09, 2009 at 09:28 AM
And they won't just replace the motherboard? What kind of box is/was it?
Posted by: Bob | July 11, 2009 at 05:50 PM
Here's hoping you pull thru - yours is one of the best Twitter related services out there!
Posted by: Twilight | August 02, 2009 at 12:30 PM
i am confused, did u rent a server or have your own?? and if u rent it then they should of replaced the motherboard and u should be online and if u owned the server then u should have access to your server to make the repairs so who u hosting with??
Posted by: Brian | August 17, 2009 at 01:33 PM
@Brian
It was a server rental, they weren't able to replace the motherboard only. they mark the server as dead and move on. Thankfully I got them to send me the hard disk which they don't normally do
Posted by: loudtwitter | August 17, 2009 at 05:02 PM
omg thats shitty service, i mean if they move on then they should moved your stuff to a new server.. or replaced the motherboard at there cost.. as it was rent by u which means itz there server.. i still dont get it.. ;-(
good luck man!
Posted by: Brian | August 17, 2009 at 09:23 PM
Hi...
I thought loudtwitter was dead and had quit posting my tweets. I was okay with this because I felt bad using this journal as a twitter dump.
Posted by: carte sd | November 02, 2009 at 07:30 PM