EarlG, any idea what is going on here tonight? Gateway errors, timeouts,

[niyad]

lots of multiple posts, SLOOOOOOOOOW. For many posters. Are we being attacked again?

[EarlG]

1. We are not being attacked

The problem is related to high traffic. We're still working through some issues to get things back on track, but hopefully we should have some news soon -- I'll have an update for everyone in a little bit.

[niyad]

5. Thank you. I think many of us are having flashbacks to 2016.

[EarlG]

8. I don't blame you

After that awful event, it's always on our minds around election time.

The problem currently, though, is that this is the first time we've gone through a major election with the new DU4 software. We are experiencing unusually high traffic, but that traffic is also causing some issues with the software that we need to fix. Elad is working hard on it and has made some important changes over the last couple of hours. We are hopeful that performance will improve soon, and that we will be able to lift the sign in restrictions.

That said, we do anticipate that high traffic may continue to cause problems through election day. Even if we were still running the old software, excessively high traffic can always cause problems. However, we are doing everything we can to fix these issues as they come up.

[niyad]

11. whewwwww. My mind is considerbly relieved, so many, many thanks

to you and Elad for all you are doing to keep DU operating smoothly. I will not panic now.

[applegrove]

10. Thanks for all you do.

[Otto_Harper]

2. This certainly presents with the feel of an attack

Or, perhaps, a server which is in serious need of being restarted.

[EarlG]

9. It's actually a combination of high traffic and software issues

This is the first time we've gone through a major election cycle with the new software, so some unanticipated issues are cropping up. We're doing out best to track them down and fix them; we're hopeful that we will be able to improve performance soon.

[RainCaster]

3. That's sure what it looks like as a fellow user

I'm willing to let Earl fix the problem before responding.

[Blue Owl]

4. Could be some seasonal gremlins or goblins

[dweller]

6. Has been happening

Since maybe 2-3 pm
Mostly gateway errors but I’ve been gone since 4 pm


✌🏻

[Bristlecone]

7. Lots of weird duplicate messages

Maybe folks are clicking post multiple times, due to slowness, and they are all registering?

[cachukis]

12. We love you.

[multigraincracker]

13. Have you tried unplugging it and then plugging it back in?

Only thing. I know how to do.

[usonian]

14. Some other sites, like DuckDuckGo slowed to a standstill, and others zipped right along.

Probably some network segment, router, or web service (like AWS or other) was having fits.

I didn't see any reports on Hacker News, or even Slashdot, which tend to light up when something major breaks.