Addressing the Downtime

[Sanctioned Suicide]

1. What happened?
We experienced a service interruption caused by an unexpected issue on our infrastructure provider's end. This made the site inaccessible for approximately 48 hours.

2. Was any data lost?
No. All user data, posts, and accounts are intact.

3. Why did it take so much time to restore?
We had to wait for the provider to resolve the issue on their side. During that time, we ensured everything was safe and ready to come back online immediately once service was restored.

4. Is everything stable now?
Yes. The site is back online and functioning normally.

5. What's being improved?
We're implementing additional safeguards behind the scenes to reduce the risk of this type of outage happening again.

6. Thank you for your patience
We appreciate everyone who stuck with us through the downtime. Everything is back to normal now.

 

[behindtheveil]

No,no thank you for everything you are doing. TBH I do get a bit anxious whenever this platform goes down for maintenance but this time, It wasn't that bad as before because I knew that you guys must be working hard to get the platform back online. God bless you and lots of love.

 

[daruino]

Hooray! Very happy to hear. I was wondering if there are any other official pages available for situations like this to inform people? I remember a twitter account but couldn't find it anymore- Anyway, thank you so much for the all the efforts done to keep this site and users safe. Much appreciated!

 

[BradGuy123]

Thank you. I was wondering what happened. My concern was that the anti-choice people succeeded in getting the site shut down.

At one point the error message said to contract the site admin. I thought yeah right like everyone on this forum has each other's contact info and we're all Facebook friends.

 

[EternalShore]

Thank you for bringing the site back without any data loss this time~ :)

 

[DeadNotSleeping]

Appreciate you getting it back up. For curiosities sake though, what was the "unexpected issue"?

 

[NormallyNeurotic]

Hooray! Very happy to hear. I was wondering if there are any other official pages available for situations like this to inform people? I remember a twitter account but couldn't find it anymore- Anyway, thank you so much for the all the efforts done to keep this site and users safe. Much appreciated!

The Twitter hasn't been used for a bit it seems. I also checked it out of curiousity lol

 

[imontheloose]

I can now say I know what it's like to be a crackhead without his fentanyl.

 

[FadingSnowFake]

Thank you, with almost tears of happiness in my eyes.

 

[vyvanceandvodka]

The way I freaked out lol. Thanks for getting it back! I heard there was a cyber attack, is that true or just someone spreading rumors?

 

[TrulyNeverCertain]

It's a relief to see everything back; thank you all for getting SaSu back and running!

 

[fadedghost]

omg i was so scared!!! i was thinking "the BBC finally got SaSu!"

 

[Zristal]

1. What happened?
We experienced a service interruption caused by an unexpected issue on our infrastructure provider's end. This made the site inaccessible for approximately 48 hours.

2. Was any data lost?
No. All user data, posts, and accounts are intact.

3. Why did it take so much time to restore?
We had to wait for the provider to resolve the issue on their side. During that time, we ensured everything was safe and ready to come back online immediately once service was restored.

4. Is everything stable now?
Yes. The site is back online and functioning normally.

5. What's being improved?
We're implementing additional safeguards behind the scenes to reduce the risk of this type of outage happening again.

6. Thank you for your patience
We appreciate everyone who stuck with us through the downtime. Everything is back to normal now.

I was so concerned that this site was shut down.

 

[BradGuy123]

I was so concerned that this site was shut down.

Yeah, I honestly thought the anti-choice holier-than-thou people had gotten it shut down for good. I'm glad it turned out to be a fixable technical problem.

 

[T22222222]

Yeah, I honestly thought the anti-choice holier-than-thou people had gotten it shut down for good. I'm glad it turned out to be a fixable technical problem.

same

 

[booplesnoot34]

Hey I just read an article saying the UK is causing problems for the site. Are we in danger of being shut down? Do we have a backup plan?

Aforementioned article: https://www.theguardian.com/technol...ne-safety-act-after-failing-to-block-uk-users

 

[TransientEternal]

It's good that everything is fine now

 

[disabledlife]

Hey I just read an article saying the UK is causing problems for the site. Are we in danger of being shut down? Do we have a backup plan?

Aforementioned article: https://www.theguardian.com/technol...ne-safety-act-after-failing-to-block-uk-users

I'm so relieved that the only non-judgmental and supportive community that exists through this forum won't be destroyed by the site's closure. Every time the site is inaccessible, I panic because I have no one to talk to and be listened to about such sensitive or intimate topics (even anonymously). Thank you to the administrators for your strength in keeping this vital community alive—the only place where people listen that, paradoxically, gives me a reason to live.

The only real risk is DNS blocking by the UK. If this forum is hosted outside the UK and any other country that might have similar intentions to shut it down, the risk is considerably reduced. However, you will need to change your DNS service to replace that of your internet or telecom provider, or even use a VPN to bypass the geographical blocking by your country.

 

[SASU-KE]

Thank you for bringing the site back without any data loss this time~ :)

Wait a second. So there was a data loss the previous time?What was the loss if you don't mind me asking?

 

[jojobanana]

I'm so relieved that the only non-judgmental and supportive community that exists through this forum won't be destroyed by the site's closure. Every time the site is inaccessible, I panic because I have no one to talk to and be listened to about such sensitive or intimate topics (even anonymously). Thank you to the administrators for your strength in keeping this vital community alive—the only place where people listen that, paradoxically, gives me a reason to live.

The only real risk is DNS blocking by the UK. If this forum is hosted outside the UK and any other country that might have similar intentions to shut it down, the risk is considerably reduced. However, you will need to change your DNS service to replace that of your internet or telecom provider, or even use a VPN to bypass the geographical blocking by your country.

same. i instantly felt lonely lol

 

[stay_gold]

glad we're back up :)

 

[disabledlife]

Wait a second. So there was a data loss the previous time?What was the loss if you don't mind me asking?

Same question.

 

[bakenohana]

thank you for working so hard and getting this place back up

Aforementioned article: https://www.theguardian.com/technol...ne-safety-act-after-failing-to-block-uk-users

Wow they really have nothing better to do. Articles full of bullshit as usual lmao this site was not made to groom and coerce young people (who would literally get banned instantly once mods are aware) nor is it trying to coerce anyone else.

I don't think they'd get the site shut down though. they can try throw whatever restrictions they want but UK users will still find a way in the end, I wouldn't mind getting a bit techy in order to find another loophole if they were to place further restrictions

 

[Always-in-trouble]

thank you for working so hard and getting this place back up

Wow they really have nothing better to do. Articles full of bullshit as usual lmao this site was not made to groom and coerce young people (who would literally get banned instantly once mods are aware) nor is it trying to coerce anyone else.

I don't think they'd get the site shut down though. they can try throw whatever restrictions they want but UK users will still find a way in the end, I wouldn't mind getting a bit techy in order to find another loophole if they were to place further restrictions

Fucking joy. I don't think the US is willing to work with Ofcom thankfully.

 

[YandereMikuMistress]

Thanm goodness this place is safe for now

 

[Bootleg Astolfo]

People were spared my Spice And Wolf (2024) propaganda for too long, i must make up for it.

 

[Rainbow Dash]

NO - PGP verification or key in signature.


No - Proof that SaSu is secure, and not compromised.

2 days give PLENTY of time to backdoor or gain acess.


With many LEO and GOV hating this site idk man.

"We experienced a service interruption caused by an unexpected issue on our infrastructure provider's end."

Im still sketched. Will use with caution. Tread carefully.

Just saying since this is MAJOR and not something small.....

Feels sketchy and compromising withought reassurance that you still have acess and full controll of servers and nothing was compromised....

 

[locked*n*loaded]

I understand that things happen out of anyone's control. However, it might be very beneficial if there were some mechanism devised that could inform members en masse as to what is happening in order to quell speculation and panic amongst some members. Perhaps a mass emailing of some sorts?

 

[Rainbow Dash]

I understand that things happen out of anyone's control. However, it might be very beneficial if there were some mechanism devised that could inform members en masse as to what is happening in order to quell speculation and panic amongst some members. Perhaps a mass emailing of some sorts?

Setup and use Uptime Monitor.
Emails you down and uptime and reason.


Easy to setup and can track multiple websites.

 

[rainwillneverstop]

NO - PGP verification or key in signature.


No - Proof that SaSu is secure, and not compromised.

2 days give PLENTY of time to backdoor or gain acess.


With many LEO and GOV hating this site idk man.

"We experienced a service interruption caused by an unexpected issue on our infrastructure provider's end."

Im still sketched. Will use with caution. Tread carefully.

Just saying since this is MAJOR and not something small.....

Feels sketchy and compromising withought reassurance that you still have acess and full controll of servers and nothing was compromised....

not sure what proof u would need to believe but the site isn't compromised.

most of the time, IT outages aren't really that exotic.