It's Tuesday evening here.
It's cold outside, so I'm already home.
Relaxing with some music.

Have a great [morning, afternoon, evening, night], #BSDCafe
Have a great [morning, afternoon, evening, night], #illumosCafe
Have a great [morning, afternoon, evening, night], #Fediverse

https://song.link/s/7io1erAh1tMxG5VMBC8rVw

#Music #MastoMusic #MastoRadio #FediMusic #FediRadio #JukeBox

RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@stefano/115609842637396244

usa02.bsd.cafe is back

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates

Stefano Marinelli » 🌐 2025-11-25
@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

Quick status update regarding usa02.bsd.cafe.

Yesterday, at 16:11 my monitoring reported the server as unreachable.
The provider’s console indicated urgent maintenance on the physical host, and the VM was not manageable. The console could be opened, but the system was entirely unresponsive.

A support ticket was opened at 21:00. There was no reply until the following morning.

After posting an update on Mastodon, I was contacted and asked for the ticket number. Once provided, the server became reachable through the console again, although still disconnected from the network. It appeared to have been running during the outage, just isolated.

Several tests were performed, but network connectivity did not return.

At 10:56 support replied stating that the VM had been relocated to a new node. In practice it remained offline, and I reported this.
Around 11:10 they accessed the console; I joined as well. A hard reboot was performed, leading to a filesystem check.

At 11:15 the server became reachable again. Support then confirmed they had identified and resolved the underlying issue.

It took more effort than it should have to get this resolved, and the whole process was far from smooth. Still, this is the first time anything like this has happened in many years, and my trust remains.

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeServices

Quick status update regarding usa02.bsd.cafe.

Yesterday, at 16:11 my monitoring reported the server as unreachable.
The provider’s console indicated urgent maintenance on the physical host, and the VM was not manageable. The console could be opened, but the system was entirely unresponsive.

A support ticket was opened at 21:00. There was no reply until the following morning.

After posting an update on Mastodon, I was contacted and asked for the ticket number. Once provided, the server became reachable through the console again, although still disconnected from the network. It appeared to have been running during the outage, just isolated.

Several tests were performed, but network connectivity did not return.

At 10:56 support replied stating that the VM had been relocated to a new node. In practice it remained offline, and I reported this.
Around 11:10 they accessed the console; I joined as well. A hard reboot was performed, leading to a filesystem check.

At 11:15 the server became reachable again. Support then confirmed they had identified and resolved the underlying issue.

It took more effort than it should have to get this resolved, and the whole process was far from smooth. Still, this is the first time anything like this has happened in many years, and my trust remains.

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeServices

It’s been down for more than three hours now. Nothing critical, it’s just one of the nodes in my "CDN" that serves the BSD Cafe’s media (and a bit more), and DNS has already taken it out since it’s not responding.
Still, I’ve never experienced such a long outage on #Hetzner before.

#BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafe

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Alt text: Screenshot of the Hetzner Cloud dashboard for a server named "usa02" showing it in an offline state. A yellow warning banner says "Your Server is temporary locked" with a note that urgent maintenance is being performed on the host system. The navigation bar displays tabs like Overview, Graphs, Backups, Snapshots, Load Balancers, Networking, Firewalls, and others.

usa02.bsd.cafe isn't accessible as Hetzner is having problems on the physical node.
This shouldn't be a problem as the DNS should have disabled it as soon as it stopped responding

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices

Sometimes my soul rises and becomes a white cloud drifting across the sky. It watches, lives in the sunlight, stays quiet and, when it feels sorrow, it cries.
Yet the sky above it is, and will always be, bright and blue.

Have a great week, #BSDCafe
Have a great week, #illumosCafe
Have a great week, #Fediverse

#FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #Sky #Clouds #NewWeek

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A wide blue sky holds a soft, bright cloud drifting gently above a layer of lighter mist, glowing in the midday light.

The #BSDCafe #Mastodon instances have been upgraded to v4.5.2

#BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates

The #BSDCafe #Forgejo instance (brew) has been upgraded to v11.0.8

#BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeAnnouncements

I think it's time to write an #introduction for this account as well!

I'm Stefano Marinelli, Barista of the illumos Cafe and the BSD Cafe. I'm a technology and open source enthusiast, a strong advocate for #OwnYourData, and against computer monoculture, even when it comes to open source solutions.

I've been active in the #Fediverse for years and am a firm believer in it. I decided to found this Cafe to bring the positive spirit of the BSD Cafe to curious and passionate users of #illumos based operating systems (#OmniOS, #SmartOS, #Tribblix, #OpenIndiana, etc.).

I'll mainly use this account for content related to this instance and illumos-based operating systems, while my account at the BSD Cafe - @stefano@bsd.cafe - remains my primary one.

For more information about the illumos Cafe, you can read the introductory post here: https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/08/18/introducing-the-illumos-cafe/

#illumosCafe #BSDCafe

The weeks towards the end of the year are always stressful because of the annual audits in the IT security area. But it's good that I have some time to also do more "interesting" stuff (ok, some parts of the audit topics are also interesting)

But now I'm tired. Good night, BSD Cafe.

#bsdcafe

The #BSDCafe #Forgejo instance ("brew") is constantly under "attack" by scrapers. It was killing the performance and making the entire BSD Cafe slower.

I've added some limits and workarounds - but you could see, from time to time, some 429 errors.

#BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeAnnouncements

Some #BSDCafe #Mastodon #Sidekiq stats

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Sidekiq Busy page showing 302017636 processed jobs, 9700663 failed, 5 busy, 0 enqueued, 3013 retries, 437 scheduled, 2684 dead. Status shows 3 processes, 65 threads, 5 busy threads, 8 percent utilization, 3711 MB RSS. Three processes listed: bsd_cmas01:44821 with 853 MB RSS, 25 threads, 0 busy; bsd_cmas01:50747 with 1827 MB RSS, 25 threads, 2 busy; bsd_cmas02:25091 with 1031 MB RSS, 15 threads, 3 busy.

The #BSDCafe #Mastodon instances have been upgraded to v4.5.1

#BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates

RE: https://mementomori.social/@rolle/115510168521583995

Mastodon Bird UI is a wonderful, elegant theme for Mastodon and it's the default theme at BSD Cafe for many locales.
We're now using yesterday's nightly code but I'll upgrade to the 3.0.0 over the weekend

#BSDCafe

Roni Rolle Laukkarinen » 🌐 2025-11-07
@rolle@mementomori.social

Mastodon Bird UI v3.0.0 is now released! 🎉

Most notable changes:
- Support for Mastodon stable 4.5.0
- Fix profile links and alignment
- Re-style Quote Posts
- Improved UI for the new quote posts popper
- Improve status__quote--error being to high, update min-height
- Remove the separator dot redundant since 4.3
- Fix performance-expensive transitions
- Fix audio embed overflow
- Improve the accesibility of modals

Full changelog and download: https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon-bird-ui/releases/tag/3.0.0

#MastodonBirdUI #BirdUI #Mastodon #MastoAdmin #CSS #UI #OpenSource

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Mastodon Bird UI phone mockup, closeup of an iPhone, text: "Mastodon Bird UI 3.0.0"

My friends, I'm so excited and happy to introduce a new project: the illumos Cafe!

The positive and constructive spirit of the BSD Cafe, created and maintained by all the friends who participated from day one in building a strong and friendly community, deserves to spread to other operating systems. Because there are other OSes that deserve attention, certainly more than they're getting right now.

Operating systems based on illumos (like SmartOS, OmniOS, Tribblix, OpenIndiana, etc.) are mature, stable, secure, and perfectly usable for a wide range of tasks. ZFS is native, zones are an excellent method for containerization, and bhyve and kvm coexist beautifully - and so much more, too much to list in a single post.

So from today, the illumos Cafe will stand alongside the BSD Cafe in creating a positive, respectful, and growth-oriented (but also relaxing!) environment, starting right here in the Fediverse with a Mastodon instance and a snac one.

I've written an introductory article about the project, including some technical details. I invite everyone interested to read it: https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/08/18/introducing-the-illumos-cafe/

Choose your table, take a seat and enjoy your time at the illumos Cafe!

#SysAdmin #IT #BSDCafe #illumosCafe #Community #OpenSource #OSS #illumos #SmartOS #OpenIndiana #ZFS #bhyve #kvm #Fediverse #Mastodon #snac #ITNotes

This afternoon, an acquaintance joined a Mastodon instance and asked me which "celebrities" are present in the Fediverse, as if it were important to determine the value of a social network based on that.

I told him that the most important user in the Fediverse is him. Just as it’s you, reading this. Someone who has decided to interact with others freely. Who has chosen to trust their administrator (or create their own instance) more than they trust those who run traditional, monolithic, centralized social networks.

So, I want to thank all the friends of BSD Cafe, whether local or not, for being here and making this place what it is. And I thank all my friends in the Fediverse, who make my timeline lively, interesting, intelligent, fun, and thought-provoking - every day, at any time.

#BSDCafe #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialNetworks #SocialMedia #Community #Trust #OpenSource #DigitalFreedom #JoinTheFediverse

I want to launch a hashtag where, every Tuesday, I'll post a message and it would be great if it became a habit for many.

In a world full of conflicts, selfishness, and egocentrism, it would be nice to focus on the good that others do, what makes our lives better thanks to the contribution of others.

My first #ThankYouTuesday to the friends of #BSDCafe - both within the community servers and beyond - who have undoubtedly contributed to making my life better, more stimulating, and richer. So, I extend this gratitude to all those who, here in the fediverse or elsewhere, are present and positive, giving me inspiration and motivation.

Truly, thank you!

#ThankYouTuesday #gratitude #positivity #community #fediverse #mastodon

#snac2 #snac #BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #FreedomOfChoice