VLemmy AWOL Investigation
What I know so far:
- vlemmy is still "up" and intermittently accessible. It is running slow as hell, PLEASE DO NOT VISIT THE INSTANCE as it will likely only slow things down more and make it inaccessible again.
- Stripe, Librepay, and Github accounts are all closed. Closure date unknown
- Reddit account still exists and has been messaged
- No mentions of the instance in Element.io chats but still searching
- They have almost certainly NOT lost their domain. Who.is historical records show no ownership or nameserver changes.
I have some minor personal details I've found that I'll be deep driving on later, but it's 1AM EST. I'm heading to bed but will continue on the investigation around 9AM EST.
Update 1PM EST July 9th:
Hi all, I'm working through about 40 different potential leads right now.
Although I need some help! Specifically, I need people who have viewed !kerbalspaceprogram@vlemmy.net to check their browser cache for this image:
https://vlemmy.net/pictrs/image/928b2f95-a37c-4e94-bd70-bc014c8655d4.jpeg
You can do so using one of the following NIrsoft tools:
- Chrome: https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/chrome_cache_view.html
- Safari: https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/safari_cache_view.html
- Opera: https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/opera_cache_view.html
- IE / Firefox / Misc: https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/image_cache_viewer.html
I'm hoping since it's a historic image linked to their internet presence that it might generate specific leads.
I'll update more as things progress.
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Shame. Saw this instance get some decent support on Reddit, it was also one of the few prominent ones that wasn't blocked by anyone nor blocked anyone.
They recently blocked a single instance due to the other instance breaking the law in the country vlemmy is hosted. I'm hoping all of this is just a database cleanup gone awry, I would have hoped @pyarra@vlemmy.net would have made a comment SOMEWHERE.
His last post was about adding more admins to the instance. So it didn't seem like he was going to abandon it.
I guess they tested the config change in production and the server went fubar.
And it went down so catastrophically that it closed the admin donation accounts. That was a hell of a crash.
My main account was on it. I have to re find all my favourite communities now
Someone posted some tools above for migrating/backing up subs.
I have a kbin and a lemmy.world account. I'd like my own instance at some point, but I'll definitely be keeping these other two accounts handy.
I found something like that. I will definitely be diversifying more in the future
Yes, I really hope it comes back online, that's where my main account is. I hope the lack of communication ends soon anyway.