Bird Bird Bird Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 Painfully slow. Someone wake @HundredProofSam from his yearly slumber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 I've been trying to find a solution to it, but the forums have become so bloated over the last 10+ years, there doesn't seem like much can be done, short of dumping it and starting from scratch. Even our AWS billing is through the roof (35k per month) because the forums have become so unoptimised that its taxing the server. The forums software company (Invision) has a service where we can move the forums to their own server but they can't guarantee that it will run any smoother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhi90 Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, HundredProofSam said: I've been trying to find a solution to it, but the forums have become so bloated over the last 10+ years, there doesn't seem like much can be done, short of dumping it and starting from scratch. Even our AWS billing is through the roof (35k per month) because the forums have become so unoptimised that its taxing the server. The forums software company (Invision) has a service where we can move the forums to their own server but they can't guarantee that it will run any smoother. Is there a chance to move to another forum software? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b!T Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 29 minutes ago, HundredProofSam said: Even our AWS billing is through the roof (35k per month) because the forums have become so unoptimised that its taxing the server. Damn! I would suggest starting fresh or atleast remove some content but then again I can understand if some folks don't want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Bird Bird Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, HundredProofSam said: I've been trying to find a solution to it, but the forums have become so bloated over the last 10+ years, there doesn't seem like much can be done, short of dumping it and starting from scratch. Even our AWS billing is through the roof (35k per month) because the forums have become so unoptimised that its taxing the server. The forums software company (Invision) has a service where we can move the forums to their own server but they can't guarantee that it will run any smoother. I've no idea, but many other forums like TE are incredibly smooth, and have been around for same time. Maybe take a loss once (on threads) and use what they're using ? Edited November 14, 2022 by Bird Bird Bird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, abhi90 said: Is there a chance to move to another forum software? This. I recommend Xenforo. @HundredProofSam Edited November 14, 2022 by Rey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanjosh Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 We can start from scratch. Archive this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 @HundredProofSam My 0.02 dollars = if a new forum software or SaaS service would be better than IPB, then these forums be archived (and if possible, still accessible as read-only). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Moving to a new platform is an option. There are similar software suites, and also SaaS solutions like Tribe. The question is how much can we export and use on those platforms. If not posts and threads, we should at least be able to transfer the members database. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 IPB has an SaaS offering, and they can also port our content and database from here for a fee: https://invisioncommunity.com/buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhi90 Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 39 minutes ago, HundredProofSam said: Moving to a new platform is an option. There are similar software suites, and also SaaS solutions like Tribe. The question is how much can we export and use on those platforms. If not posts and threads, we should at least be able to transfer the members database. I think as long as we can access the DB here, we should be able to do that! I saw a couple of guides on the same topic! 37 minutes ago, HundredProofSam said: IPB has an SaaS offering, and they can also port our content and database from here for a fee: https://invisioncommunity.com/buy What would be the most straightforward conversion tier for us? I guess that would also be dictated by where most of the cost is going currently. I'll be happy to explore alternatives as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 16 minutes ago, abhi90 said: What would be the most straightforward conversion tier for us? I guess that would also be dictated by where most of the cost is going currently. I'll be happy to explore alternatives as well! The lowest tier should be fine for us. Migration cost is $250, but waived off if we pay for the full year up front. But I'm a bit concerned about getting stuck with a 1 yr commitment if their servers are sluggish and they aren't able to optimise performance. Would everyone be okay with having these forums as read-only and switching to an entirely platform from scratch? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b!T Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 1 minute ago, HundredProofSam said: Would everyone be okay with having these forums as read-only and switching to an entirely platform from scratch? Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Here are some alternative SaaS platforms: Vanilla: https://vanillaforums.com/features/forums/ Discourse (open source): https://www.discourse.org/features IPB's SaaS platform: https://invisioncommunity.com/buy Tribe is great but too expensive ($500 per month) Or we could move to a traditional forum software like phpBB which is free and self-hosted. Many other forums use it. Only issue is that it looks even more dated than IPB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VelivolusDas Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 57 minutes ago, HundredProofSam said: Would everyone be okay with having these forums as read-only and switching to an entirely platform from scratch? Yes for me, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMNTR Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 1 hour ago, HundredProofSam said: Would everyone be okay with having these forums as read-only and switching to an entirely platform from scratch? Absolutely. As long as we can easily transfer over the users, it shouldn't be a problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushab oswal Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 21 hours ago, HundredProofSam said: I've been trying to find a solution to it, but the forums have become so bloated over the last 10+ years, there doesn't seem like much can be done, short of dumping it and starting from scratch. Even our AWS billing is through the roof (35k per month) because the forums have become so unoptimised that its taxing the server. The forums software company (Invision) has a service where we can move the forums to their own server but they can't guarantee that it will run any smoother. Why aren't we going with something like linode , AWS is costly and has too many instances and stuff to setup. Why not a a VPS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Read only as in no more posting multimedia? Only text forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonCore Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 52 minutes ago, Heaven Angel said: Read only as in no more posting multimedia? Only text forum? Read only is read only, no posting of anything. It'll be archived for reference and linking, that's all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanjosh Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 22 hours ago, HundredProofSam said: Even our AWS billing is through the roof (35k per month) because the forums have become so unoptimised that its taxing the server. Jesus. 35k a month is huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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