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Post by **The G** » 26 Nov 2024, 14:03

Apparently the issues started around 16th of November. Didn't have the time to parse the server logs, yet. The PHP documentation website had similar issues, so I'm starting to see conspiracies

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: Latency chart, last 30 days

: Latency chart, last 7 days

: Latency chart, last 24 hours

mauman · Post by **mauman** » 07 Dec 2024, 20:00

On 7 December, around 16:55 UTC, response was VERY slow, on the order of 100 seconds and more for the landing page and for every subsequent page (login, etc.) I eventually got a 504 error after 4 or 5 pages and gave up. It's fine now with normal response times at 20:00 UTC.

Post by **The G** » 16 Dec 2024, 18:31

Interesting. Still had no time to parse the logs, but I replaced the included captcha with hCaptcha (a couple of days ago), and, since then, the server is a lot more relaxed CPU, load, and disk transfer-wise. Also memory, but the improvement is not as significant. Which seems to point to the registration form as the cause for the server load

I tested the registration with a throwaway e-mail and it seems to be working, although I can imagine folks with motor impairments having issues with hCaptcha. Oh, well...
The most striking improvement is the disk transfer, which plummeted to more reasonable values.

Intripped · Post by **Intripped** » 08 Feb 2025, 01:03

with firefox i use the "dark reader" extension, but since two days ago it doesn'twork on this site (and only on this site).
It seems that this problem is related to the "vintage" board style that i'm currently using. if I switch to "modern" or "boutique" everything becomes dark as it should.

Not a big issue, i know, i've already written the solution, but i wanted to report anyway.

Post by **modman** » 08 Feb 2025, 10:59

Intripped wrote: ↑08 Feb 2025, 01:03 with firefox i use the "dark reader" extension, but since two days ago it doesn't work on this site (and only on this site).
It seems that this problem is related to the "vintage" board style that i'm currently using. if I switch to "modern" or "boutique" everything becomes dark as it should.

Not a big issue, i know, i've already written the solution, but i wanted to report anyway.

Thanks for the feedback. The problem with phpbb layout themes is that structural updates are not always available in the specialized layouts, that layouts are no longer updated. Also when designing your own, you need to update it with any software update.

Why are you using this extension? Just to have a black background, or also for its security functions?
It seems others are also experiencing problems with certain applications...

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detai ... iews?hl=en

Intripped · Post by **Intripped** » 08 Feb 2025, 14:00

I'm using it just for the black background, I didn't even know that there are also security functions.

I've switched to modern style, so no more issues.
thanks for the reply!

Intripped · Post by **Intripped** » 09 Feb 2025, 05:10

Just a little update: I've encountered the same issue on a couple of other sites as well, so definitely there's a problem with the "dark reader" extension for Firefox.
I've also noticed that for this extension there has been an update on Feb the 7th, that corresponds to the beginning of the problem.
Hopefully they will fix this bug soon.

Intripped · Post by **Intripped** » 14 Apr 2025, 17:53

hello,
It is probably not related to the spam attack that FSB is receiving these days, but i've noticed something strange in a thread i've posted into:
viewtopic.php?t=32039

if you look at the VIEWS of the thread (and also of the single image posted in the thread) you'll see a very high number, that sure cannot be real.

Post by **modman** » 14 Apr 2025, 22:43

hi, thanks for chiming in, just spent another half hour deleting and banning.
Great remark: I think the bots visit the threads themselves in order to jack up the post count.
This is also creating a heavy load on the server...

Post by **modman** » 15 Apr 2025, 00:14

User activation is now manual -- I've had enough for now. I will check daily to activate accounts, much less work, I hope

Cub · Post by **Cub** » 15 Apr 2025, 07:21

Intripped wrote: ↑14 Apr 2025, 17:53 hello,
It is probably not related to the spam attack that FSB is receiving these days, but i've noticed something strange in a thread i've posted into:
viewtopic.php?t=32039

if you look at the VIEWS of the thread (and also of the single image posted in the thread) you'll see a very high number, that sure cannot be real.

My guess is that it has something to do with part of the name of the pedal in that thread being the same as the name of an online shop.
That's like a dog whistle to bots that only exist to promote a different shop.

Intripped · Post by **Intripped** » 15 Apr 2025, 07:42

it does make sense...

better not to write certain names then.