GTPlanet Update Log: Feature Announcements and Site Changes

[Jordan]

GTPlanet is now using a new image proxy system to serve all images posted on the forums. This means that any image image you share or "hotlink" in a post (without uploading it as an attachment to that post) will be automatically and transparently copied to and served back to you from GTPlanet's servers. A copy of each image will be stored for 7 days, after which the servers will fetch a new copy of the image from the original host. (As of December 1, 2018, proxied images are cached by GTPlanet indefinitely.)

Although this will have no significant impact on how most of you use the site every day, there are a few things you should know about it, how it works, and why it was implemented:

• Improved Security & Privacy - Serving all content from GTPlanet means that spammers and other shady characters cannot track our visitors and cannot use "cookie stuffing" techniques. This also prevents someone from embedding extremely large images which can crash your browser or needlessly consume your bandwidth - a very important factor, especially if you are on a mobile network (images cannot exceed 10MB).
• Faster Image Loading - Because all images are being served directly from GTPlanet's infrastructure, they may be loaded faster than they would from their original source. And, if you've already viewed the image before, it will be served directly from your browser's cache so you won't have to download it again.
• No More "Malware" Warnings - Sometimes, when users post images on GTPlanet from websites which may have been hacked or compromised, other visitor's browsers would display a scary, bright red splash screen proclaiming that GTPlanet contained embedded content from "known malware distributors", or something along those lines. Although this never actually represented a security threat (because embedded image files are mostly harmless), it was a regular occurrence and a frequent topic here in the Site Support forum - not to mention an irritating clean-up job for myself and our moderators. These warnings will no longer be an issue.
• No More "Bandwidth Exceeded" Placeholder Images - Some image hosting services place a cap on how much bandwidth an image can consume (or how many times it could be viewed), and when that is exceeded, everyone sees some type of error message instead of the picture. Because GTPlanet's server makes only one request every seven days to the origin and the image is served from our infrastructure the rest of the time, we won't be contributing to its bandwidth usage and the image can stay online for everyone to see on GTPlanet.

Unfortunately, there are a few drawbacks that may impact how some of you use some types of images here:

• Dynamic Image Countdowns/Timers - "countdown" images which are dynamically generated will not function as expected here, because GTPlanet's server only retrieves the image once every seven days.
• Custom Dynamic Images - If you are hosting an image on your own server and then changing that image for it to be displayed in your thread, note that the image will not refresh until it expires from GTPlanet's cache in at least 7 days. You can change the file name to display the new changes, or, if you're using Dropbox, you can send me a private message for information on another alternative method.
• Large Animated GIFs or Photos - Any image over 10MB will not be cached by GTPlanet and will instead show an error image, like the one you see below. This is a very large image, anyway, and could crash mobile devices, older computers, and several of these images could quickly consume someone's limited bandwidth. Instead, please link directly to these types of images instead of embedding them.

Broken image links will display the following picture:

 

[Jordan]

Google, Facebook, and Twitter accounts can now be used to sign in to GTPlanet.

Existing GTPlanet Users

You can associate your Google, Facebook, or Twitter accounts with your GTPlanet account on the External Accounts page. Doing so can streamline the sign-in process using the new buttons on the sign-in page:

New GTPlanet Users

Using one of these services greatly streamlines the registration process for new users. Their accounts will be no different than any other account here on GTPlanet, but it eliminates many steps from the account registration and confirmation process.

If you have friends or family who may have hesitated to join our community because of the need to "create another account", please let them know about this new functionality.

 

[Jordan]

You can now embed pictures and videos from Instagram and Vine directly into your posts on GTPlanet.

Just copy the shareable URL from either service and paste it into your post and the site will take care of the rest; it works just like YouTube videos:

Instagram:

http://instagram.com/p/iQWtSSwMGu/

Vine:

https://vine.co/v/bYwPIluIipH

Embedded YouTube videos have also been modified; on a PC, you'll find the video player is now larger. On mobile devices, embedded video players will maintain their aspect ratio, making them more compact and significantly reducing wasted vertical space on the page.

 

[Jordan]

I have completed the transition to a new email service provider for GTPlanet.

This should have no impact on users and you should not to see anything different than before. However, please keep an eye out for notification emails from GTPlanet and please let me know if you experience anything unexpected or unusual (missing notification messages, too many messages, etc.).

 

[Jordan]

A software update has just been applied to GTPlanet. Here's some highlights of what's new:

• Selective Quote: My personal favorite among all the new features, you can now select the specific text you wish to quote from a post. With your cursor, highlight the text, and a box will appear with options to immediately quote the text or add it to your multi-quote queue. Mobile users can use this feature as well, though support cannot be guaranteed across all mobile platforms and browsers.
• Online Status Indicators: If a user is online, a small "Online Now" indicator will be displayed below their username in threads and conversation messages. Enhanced online status privacy controls are also now available, providing you with more control over what other users can see that you're doing on the site.
• Polling Improvements: Several changes and small improvements are now available when you create a poll:
  • The creator can now control exactly how many responses a user can select in multiple-choice polls.
  • You can now give voters the option to change their votes after voting.
  • You can now restrict poll results to be hidden from view until a user votes in the poll.
  • Additional options can be added to polls after they have been created, and you now have full control over editing polls before they have received any votes.
• See All Profile Posts: A "New Profile Posts" tab is now available from the Recent Posts page. It also includes messages that users post to other's profiles.
• Ignored User Improvements: The most recent profile posts displayed on the sidebar of the homepage will now hide any posts from users on your ignore list.
• Thread Reply Bans: Our moderators now have the ability to ban individual users from replying to specific threads. If this affects you, you will see a note at the bottom of the page which states that you do not have permissions to reply to the thread, and you may receive an alert informing you of the situation.
• User Tag Auto-Completion Improvements: With nearly a quarter of a million registered members, username auto-completion can be somewhat useless when @ tagging or composing a private message. To make this easier and more efficient, usernames will only appear in the auto-completion menu if that user was active on the site within the past 180 days.
• Mass Unsubscribe from Watched Threads: You can now disable email notifications from all watched threads or stop watching all of the threads you are currently subscribed to. Use the "Manage Watched Threads" button available here.

There are also numerous behind-the-scenes improvements designed to help fight spam and give more tools to our moderation staff. If you see something which looks out of place or if you have any questions about the new features, please post here in the Site Support forum.

 

[Jordan]

GTPlanet is now available exclusively via TLS/SSL; this means all requests to the site must now be made using the 'https://' protocol. All old http:// links will be redirected. Although this change will have little impact to the way most of you use the site, it is a major change which has several important benefits you should know about:

Improved Security

SSL is the same technology used by online banks and ecommerce stores. Most major websites and online services today - including Google, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram - are also available exclusively via SSL.

This means that all of your communication with GTPlanet is automatically encrypted and cannot be read by third parties who may be sniffing your web traffic. Most importantly, you can now safely access GTPlanet via public WiFi networks, such as those found at coffee shops, hotels, and airports, without fear of exposing your password or session hijacking.

Faster Loading Speeds

SSL enables GTPlanet to support the latest version of the SPDY/3.1 protocol. SPDY (pronounced "speedy") is a new communications protocol developed by Google to replace HTTP. As its name implies, SPDY can bring significant speed improvements by optimizing the flow of data between the server and your web browser, reducing the number of packets exchanged by up to 40%.

Users close to GTPlanet's New York City-based server can expect to see a 15-20% reduction in page loading times, while more distant users in Australia and Asia may see pages loading up to 35-40% faster. Mobile users on slow cellular networks should also see significant improvements.

Most modern browsers on both PCs and mobile devices already support the SPDY protocol, and they will use it automatically when connecting to the site. You can find out if your browser supports SPDY by reviewing this chart. If your browser does not support SPDY, it will fall back to HTTPS when accessing GTPlanet.

For those of you interested in a more technical explanation of how SPDY works, here's a nice overview. The most significant speed improvements should be visible in threads which feature a large number of images or smilies.

Thanks for your patience...

Converting a site as diverse and complex as GTPlanet is a very involved process, and I'm still ironing out many bugs. The site may occasionally become unresponsive over the next few days as issues are fixed. Different elements of the page may also be temporarily broken or disabled.

Please report anything you believe may be broken in the Site Support forum, or if you find any pages which display a warning that they include "unsecure elements" or content. Also, I'd be interested to hear you can see a tangible difference in loading speed; please send me a note if you do.

 

[Jordan]

All images posted to the forum which are larger than 800 pixels in width will now be automatically resized by the server. This applies to images uploaded directly to posts as attachments and images embedded or hotlinked from other websites.

Unlike the "click to enlarge" image resizing feature which has been in place for some time, this new functionality resizes the actual image before it is served to you, so its file size and bandwidth usage will be greatly reduced.

This will have a profound impact on image-heavy gallery threads, many of which contain over 100MB of embedded images per page and can be very slow to load. Early tests show these pages could see more than a 90% reduction in size, which will greatly improve browsing speeds for all users while improving usability for mobile devices and visitors with slow or limited Internet connections.

To share a high-resolution image from this point forward, please link to its URL directly.

Note: For images uploaded as attachments, only files uploaded after today (March 6, 2015) will be resized; older images will not be affected. Embedded images hotlinked from other sites (Flickr, Photobucket, Imgur, etc.) will all be resized retroactively, regardless of when they were posted.

NOTICE: Embedded image resizing has been temporarily disabled due to technical issues.

 

[Jordan]

A new Gran Turismo 6 B-Spec Forum has been added.

 

[Jordan]

A minor software update has been applied to the forums to increase security and stability.

Most notably, "brute force" login attempts to forum accounts will be logged and the visitor temporarily blocked if a they fail to enter the correct password for an account more than four times within five minutes.

Additionally, the site will be offline for approximately one hour tonight (Thursday, April 30th) beginning around 10:00pm Eastern Daylight Time for major server hardware upgrades.

 

[Jordan]

A major hardware upgrade for the site has just been completed, which moves GTPlanet to new, dedicated infrastructure in a premier tier 4 data center in Piscataway, New Jersey.

The upgrade was necessary to handle the site's increasing storage requirements, and to accommodate additional growth expected from a new user gallery system which will be launched within the next few weeks.

There may be a few things broken around the site over the next few days; as always, please report them by creating a new thread here in the Site Support forum, and thanks for your patience.

 

[Jordan]

I'm very excited to introduce GTPlanet's new Media Gallery platform, which makes it easier than ever to share, collect, and browse photos and videos on the site. The feature launches today in public beta, so the community can get things started and we can hopefully squash any remaining bugs. It will be formally announced with a "grand opening" on the homepage later.



You can access the media gallery here. It provides a full suite of photo sharing features:

• Create, Manage, Share, and Collaborate on Albums
  • You have full control over how many and what kinds of albums you create, and you can organize and move photos between them as you like.
  • Keep albums private, share them with specific friends, or open to them to the public. You can also allow other users to contribute to your albums, be it just the friends you specify or anyone else.
  • Like, comment, and subscribe to albums to get notified when they're updated.
• Videos and Photos
  • Albums can contain both photos and videos, side-by-side. Videos must be hosted on one of the supported video services (YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion, etc.), but their thumbnails, titles, and descriptions will automatically be inserted into GTP's gallery.
  • Once uploaded, you can perform basic edits to your photos, including cropping and rotating the image.
  • Full-size images are stored on the server (up to 5000x5000 pixels) and can be downloaded at their original resolution.
  • Clicking a photo opens a quick-view, full-screen lightbox which can be used to navigate all the photos in an album (Quick Tip: Use the left and right arrows on your keyboard to go between images!)
  • Tag photos with descriptive words or phrases, or to quickly create groups of related photos between albums. Search tags and see the most popular tags in the sidebar of the Media Gallery's home page. You can also tag other members in your pictures, and they'll receive a notification.
  • Quickly set a picture as your avatar, set custom thumbnails, view original EXIF photo data, and access copy links that make it easy to share or embed photos.
  • Add likes and comments to photos, with full support for user tagging and basic message formatting options. Subscribe to updates on photos to be notified of new activity.
  • See how popular your images are: all image views are tracked and counted, and you can sort albums and user photos by the number of likes and comments.
• Filter Photos by Games
  • The gallery has been customized with video games in mind, so when uploading new media or Photomode shots, you can specify from which games the images are from.
  • Quickly see all of the images from a specific game using the "Filter by Game" section in the media gallery sidebar.
• Fully Integrated with GTPlanet's Forums
  • The gallery system is fully integrated with GTPlanet's forum platform. You'll receive alerts for all types of activity on media you share, depending on your account settings.
  • Media titles, descriptions, and comments can be found and searched using the site search engine.
  • All activity and new uploads will be logged in user's news feeds, so you can see what your friends are doing.
  • Quickly find all of the media and albums a user has posted using the new "Albums" and "Media" tabs visible on user profiles.
  • Use the new camera icon (found in the row of buttons in the advanced post editor) to quickly insert images you have uploaded to the media gallery back into your forum posts. Others can then click the images to be taken back to its full media details page.
• Unlimited Storage & Bandwidth for Premium Users
  • GTPlanet Premium subscribers can enjoy unlimited photo uploads at no additional cost. You can upload as many pictures as you like and they won't be knocked offline for exceeding a bandwidth limit (excluding any instances of abuse, of course). Regular users can upload 10GB of content for free, with no bandwidth limits. *Note: Users with less than 10 posts must have their images approved by the moderation staff before they will be visible to the public.

The media gallery will be further integrated and linked to within the site over the next few days. For now, you can access the media gallery's home page at gtplanet.net/forum/media. We have a lot of talented virtual (and real) photographers around here, and I'm really looking forward to see what you guys start uploading.

As always, please report any problems you experience here in the Site Support forum.

Enjoy the new features.

 

[Jordan]

You can now embed content from Twitter directly into posts on GTPlanet. As with the other embedded media formats, simply copy and paste the URL into your message:

For example:

https://twitter.com/GTPlanetNews/status/632980264407429120

It works with videos, too:

https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly/status/633343188523024384

 

[Jordan]

You can now "like" individual comments made to profile posts. Additionally, all comments made to profile posts (from this point forward) will be included in search results.

 

[Jordan]

For those who desire an extra layer of security for their GTPlanet accounts, two-factor authentication is now available.

To configure it, visit the Two-Step Verification set-up page and follow the instructions. For the strongest security, I recommend using two-step verification in conjunction with the Authy or Google Authenticator apps.

It works by prompting you for a second security code (generated from the apps or sent to your email address) each time you sign in. However, you can "trust" individual devices for 30 days, so you'll only need to enter the security code once per month. Because of the high number of large-scale hacks and data-breaches these days, two-step authentication will prevent someone from gaining access to your account even if they obtained your password.

 

[Jordan]

You can now embed audio players from the following sources directly into your posts. As with the other auto-embeds, simply paste the URL of the content into your post and the player will appear once your message has been posted.

• Audiomack
• Bandcamp
• 8tracks
• Mixcloud
• SoundCloud
• Spotify
• VEVO

Spreadsheets from Google Docs can also now be embedded. However, embedded spreadsheets are poorly implemented (by Google) for mobile devices, so please use them sparingly.

To learn more about media embedding, click here.

 

[Jordan]

Starting today, all comments for GTPlanet News articles will be hosted within the GTPlanet Forums.

Some articles will have dedicated threads created for them by a special forum account, @GTPNewsWire. You can see an example of what these new articles and threads look like here and here, with our first article taking advantage of this new feature. If appropriate, other articles will have their comments hosted within existing forum threads created by other users as determined by our editors.

Multiple articles can be associated with the same forum thread, an article's assigned thread can be changed as needed, and the article's comment count will reflect the number of replies to its forum thread. As a user, this new system allows you to take full advantage of all the functionality provided by our forums when discussing the latest news, such as tags, alerts, email notifications, embedded content, etc.

Comments on older articles will remain visible. To date, over 195,000 article comments have been posted.

 

[Jordan]

Today sees the launch of an extensive redesign for GTPlanet, colloquially referred to as "GTP15".

The new layout brings with it a strong new design language and font, with the most dramatic changes coming to our home page and editorial content. With our expanded editorial coverage, we need a site that better showcases all the hard work of our writing team, and I have built this new layout from the ground up with that specific goal in mind. I'm very happy with how it turned out and I'm excited to (finally!) share it with everyone. (Once again, if you have writing experience and would like to join the writing team, let me know!)

As always, please report any bugs that you may find here in the Site Support forum. Please note that our new layout is built with new, modern web technologies. As such, older browsers — including all versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer — will no longer be supported.

Finally, I am happy to announce that @SlipZtrEm has been promoted here in the forums, joining myself and @Famine on the administration team. With @SlipZtrEm serving as our Editor-in-Chief and @Famine serving as our new Automotive Editor, I am very excited for GTPlanet's next chapter.

 

[Jordan]

A new feature has been added for those of you who may be experiencing problems with the fixed-position header used in GTPlanet's new layout.

To disable this, select the "Disable 'Sticky' Header" option in your Account Preferences.

 

[Jordan]

As many of you may know, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on May 25, 2018.

Although GTPlanet is based on the United States and is not technically under jurisdiction of the law, we have a large number of visitors from Europe, and privacy for all our users is important to us. Fortunately, our existing systems and policies are already compliant with GDPR standards, and we have added a new "personal data export" feature to further support the new regulations.

More information about this feature is available in our newly updated Privacy Policy, which contains more information about the data we collect and how it is used.

 

[Jordan]

Thanks for your patience during our downtime this evening; I was busy moving GTPlanet to all-new server infrastructure.

The datacenter technicians were kind enough to send over a photo of our new hardware, which I wanted to share. Here's the actual box which hosts the site:

The new server is significantly more powerful than our old server, featuring all-solid-state hard drives, 64GB of RAM, and more processing power. In addition to this new server, I have made additional investments to upgrade other parts of our technical infrastructure to make the site faster and more secure.

Of course, there will be some growing pains. As always, please report any problems here in the Site Support forum.

 

[Jordan]

Flickr, the popular image hosting service, is about to implement major changes to their platform which could impact GTPlanet and our community in significant ways. On February 5, 2019 (the date has been postponed to March 2019) Flickr will begin deleting photos by users with free accounts whom have uploaded more than 1,000 images:

January 8, 2019: Free accounts will be limited to 1,000 photos and videos. Free accounts with more than 1,000 items will no longer be able to upload new photos or videos.

February 5, 2019: Any items over the 1,000-upload limit will be at risk of deletion, starting with the oldest of the items. Photos licensed through Creative Commons before November 1, 2018 will not be deleted, even for accounts over the 1,000 limit.

For more information, see the official announcement by Flickr.

How does this affect GTPlanet?

Millions of images have been posted on GTPlanet and hundreds of thousands of those images are hosted on Flickr (fun fact: GTPlanet is actually three years older than Flickr!), many of which are in our Gran Turismo and Forza Photomode forums. It is impossible to know how many of our users will be affected by these changes, but due to the sheer volume of Flickr images here, a significant number of images in our Photomode forums may go missing on February 5th.

What can GTPlanet do about this?

My options are limited, but I have made some important policy changes to how image hosting on GTPlanet works.

As of December 1, 2018, all images posted or viewed in the forums via external URL (like Flickr) are saved to our server and will be hosted by GTPlanet indefinitely. By permanently storing all images posted to GTPlanet, they will be significantly more reliable, unaffected by the rise-and-fall of external image hosting services like Photobucket and Flickr.

Although these changes will make GTPlanet faster and more reliable over the long term, hosting these images indefinitely means the cost of running the site will rise quickly. GTPlanet is currently growing by 2-4GB per day, and I expect this rate will only climb in the future. If you find the site useful and want to contribute to the community, please consider purchasing a Premium subscription for just $1.00 per month. All Premium subscription fees directly fund our site infrastructure costs and every subscriber helps.

What about images posted before December 1, 2018?

All external images posted or viewed after December 1, 2018 will be saved indefinitely. If you have simply loaded a page with an image on it since that date, that image will be saved.

I have Photomode galleries on GTPlanet with lots of Flickr images, what should I do?

First, check to see if your Flickr account will be impacted. Only free accounts with more than 1,000 images will have their oldest files deleted.

To be sure the images you have posted on GTPlanet are not affected, simply view your old Photomode gallery threads here in the forums. By loading the images, you will ensure they are permanently cached on our servers, regardless of what happens to them on Flickr.

Images uploaded directly to GTPlanet as attachments or to our Media Gallery are already permanently stored and are not affected by these changes.

As always, if you have any questions, please share them here in our Site Support forum.

 

[Jordan]

You can now upload SVG files directly to posts as attachments on GTPlanet. Note that you cannot embed SVGs into posts as you would with bitmaps (JPEGs, PNGs, GIFs, etc.), but they can be downloaded with a click.

This should make it much easier for livery designers to share and collaborate on SVG files in our GT Sport forum.

 

[Jordan]

GTPlanet will be closed for maintenance beginning Sunday, June 20, 2021 at 00:00 UTC (click here to convert this to your local time).

The maintenance period is expected to last approximately 6 hours and will introduce a major site update with a new look and dozens of new features.

I look forward to sharing it with you all.

This update is now live! Click here to see everything new.

 

[Jordan]

The GTPlanet Premium subscription system gets several updates today, including more flexible subscription plans, new payment options, and gift memberships:

New Gift Memberships 🎁

One of my favorite things about our Premium membership is the fact that so many active subscriptions were actually purchased as gifts by users for other members! It's an awesome testament to the close-knit nature of our community, and now it is easier than ever to surprise your friends while supporting GTPlanet. 🙌

A "gift" button is now displayed on user profiles, profile posts, and forum posts, offering a simple way to acknowledge someone who helped you or contributed to the discussion. Purchasing a gift for someone will trigger an alert for them which reveals who purchased the upgrade, or you can choose to send the gift anonymously.

New Payment Options 💸

In addition to PayPal and all major credit cards, you can now use a variety of the most popular mobile and browser-based payment systems including Apple Pay, Android Pay, Google Pay, and Microsoft Pay.

These payment systems are the fastest and most secure way to purchase subscriptions. You won't even need to enter your payment details — just verify your purchase with your device's built-in biometric verification and your account (or your gift recipient) will be upgraded immediately.

New Subscription Plans 📆

Lifetime subscriptions are BACK! 🎉

Our most popular subscription plan of all time has returned and offers more value than ever. For less than the price of two annual memberships, you can lock in a lifetime of Premium benefits that will never expire. Monthly subscriptions have also returned, offering an affordable way to tip your friends or others with gift subscriptions. Here are the new plans and pricing:

• 1 month: $4.99
• 1 year: $19.99
• Lifetime: $49.99

(If you are already on a recurring subscription plan, your pricing will not change.)

100% of Premium subscription revenue goes directly towards GTPlanet's monthly server, bandwidth, software, and development costs, which grow a bit larger each month. If you find the site useful and you want to help keep us online and independent, Premium membership is the best way to do that — and don't forget about all the cool Premium membership perks, of course!

As always, a special thanks goes out to all of our existing Premium subscribers. Thank you for your support! 🥰

 

[Jordan]

Forum categories and the "followed threads" and "latest posts" sections on the forum home page can now be collapsed:

Just click the small arrow next to each section's title. These preferences are saved in your browser (not your account), so you will be able to maintain different open/closed sections on individual devices.

 

[Jordan]

Conversation Search 🔍​

You can now search within private conversations of which you are participating in on GTPlanet. To use the feature, click the "Conversation search" button in the top left corner of your conversations inbox.

Conversation searches are limited to 200 results and you can filter your search by title or message text.

 

[Jordan]

Push Notifications 🔔​

You can now receive forum alerts from GTPlanet as push notifications in your browser or on your Android mobile device!

To enable this feature, go to your Account Preferences and click the "Enable push notifications" button. You will be prompted to accept push notifications from GTPlanet — follow the prompts and it should begin working immediately. No download or installation is required.

You have full control over the types of notifications you receive, and you can still receive "alerts" for actions but choose not to receive push notifications for them. Just check the boxes next to each field on the Accounts Preferences page.

Push notifications are supported on Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge, and many other browsers and Android devices. Unfortunately they are not available on Safari or iOS devices due to technical restrictions on those platforms.

 

[Jordan]

New Member Introductions Thread 👶​

Our "Introduce Yourself!" forum has been around since 2009 as a place for new members to introduce themselves to the community. Although it contains nearly 16,000 messages, we only heard from a small fraction of the hundreds of thousands of people who joined GTPlanet in all that time.

To streamline the process and get more newbies involved, I'm closing the old forum and starting a dedicated introductions thread just for new members. New members will be directed to the thread after completing their registration with encouragement to participate.

Of course, that's only half of the process...

If you are a GTPlanet veteran (well, I'm assuming you are if you follow this thread... 😅), please "follow" that topic and say hi to the newbies that drop in there — or at least hand out some "likes" to their first posts!

Click here to visit and subscribe to the new Introductions Thread.

 

[Jordan]

New Server Hardware​

I have invested in new server hardware for GTPlanet, and the migration is complete! The site is now running on an AMD EPYC processor (the first time we've ever been powered by an AMD CPU!) with NVMe storage.

Here's a few pictures of GTPlanet's new real-world home:

Of course, moving a site like GTPlanet to a new server is a complex task and always brings up a few bugs and surprises.

I will be implementing more optimizations and tuning the new hardware over the next few days. As always, please be on the lookout and let me know if you find anything broken.

 

[Scaff]

New Server Hardware​

I have invested in new server hardware for GTPlanet, and the migration is complete! The site is now running on an AMD EPYC processor (the first time we've ever been powered by an AMD CPU!) with NVMe storage.

Here's a few pictures of GTPlanet's new real-world home:



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Of course, moving a site like GTPlanet to a new server is a complex task and always brings up a few bugs and surprises.

I will be implementing more optimizations and tuning the new hardware over the next few days. As always, please be on the lookout and let me know if you find anything broken.

It just looks too small for all of us