Figure.fm Server Move

Tue 2009/07/28 07:14 JST
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Update - will do the server move tomorrow morning JST so you can carry on posting and commenting at figure.fm without the fear of loosing anything.

Within just a short time, figure.fm has grown into a bustling community of figure/gundam collectors with brilliant photos posted every day with a lot of press to boot. The photo above shows you the current home of figure.fm - running on a few mac Mini's in my cupboard.

Will be moving figure.fm to some cloud servers in the US and are going to give SliceHost a whirl. We was going to initially use Amazon but bandwidth costs are much higher.
Cloud servers are virtual machines which can be cloned and spawned in minutes/seconds.

We will flick the DNS today so if figure.fm goes walkies for a bit then you know where. Keep an eye on my Twitter for updates.
If you see posts or comments go missing then its because we missed your stuff just before the snapshot. Snapshot will be taken late afternoon today JST.

You will know when you are on the new servers because Mirai-chan will say so.

Screenshot of figure.fm users - top being the US with a healthy bunch of Japanese readers - although they prefer to read rather than contribute ^^;

Ah, nearly forgot to mention that I announced the 3 Figure Giveaway winner. More giveaways around the corner.

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  • Arayden KOGs
    Arayden KOGs in 虚空 (Registered on 2009/02/06)

    Kinda reminds me of someone who would name his servers.

    And have their own personalities too. :P

    Tue 2009/07/28 07:47:05 JST (ID #688028)
    reply to Arayden KOGs's comment
    • sati navi
      sati navi in england (Registered on 2009/04/20)
      anime + games collector

      same i know some ppl that haave named theit serves after cars and fods.

      Tue 2009/07/28 11:29:34 JST (ID #688164)
      reply to sati navi's comment
    • Big Daddy
      Big Daddy in Makati Philippines (Registered on 2008/06/24)
      Network Specialist by day, Otaku by some other time

      :-) y former boss would name our servers with Starwars characters e.g. Anakin, Skywalker, Obi-wan ....

      Wed 2009/07/29 02:14:38 JST (ID #688729)
      reply to Big Daddy's comment
    • einsamsoldat
      einsamsoldat in Malaysia (Registered on 2009/03/04)
      System Admin
      http://www.robothentai.com

      it is common practice to identify your server and its function in the cluster/farm ;) had named few of my workplace server using mythology swords names :D

      Wed 2009/07/29 11:24:13 JST (ID #689063)
      reply to einsamsoldat's comment
  • paradigmshift
    paradigmshift in New York (Registered on 2008/09/14)
    Developer/Student
    http://threedeecomplex.wordpress.com/

    Hope nothing goes FUBAR, good luck with the move. SliceHost looks interesting, I'll have to add that to a list of potential hosts for any future domains I might use.

    Tue 2009/07/28 07:47:56 JST (ID #688029)
    reply to paradigmshift's comment
  • i'm mr. danger
    i'm mr. danger in Florida (Registered on 2007/08/17)
    student , otaku and awesome blogger
    http://otakudan.com

    is that why when I try to log into Figure.fm, I get this link http://www.ops.ietf.org/lists/namedroppers/namedroppers.199x/msg03040.html

    Tue 2009/07/28 07:49:32 JST (ID #688030)
    reply to i'm mr. danger's comment
  • GarethXL
    GarethXL in Malaysia (Registered on 2009/07/09)

    oddly i notice that malaysia is rank 4th with nearly 5% of your user base o.O that sure is a lot.

    Tue 2009/07/28 08:15:49 JST (ID #688041)
    reply to GarethXL's comment
  • zephi
    zephi in Sydney, Australia (Registered on 2008/04/26)
    student
    http://zephi-san.deviantart.com/

    hope everything goes smoothly.
    Those statistics are pretty surprising.
    Australia isn't even there lol.

    Tue 2009/07/28 08:16:44 JST (ID #688042)
    reply to zephi's comment
    • elcheapo
      elcheapo in Sydney (Registered on 2009/07/04)
      Student

      yay! Australia is at the bottom again!

      Tue 2009/07/28 08:58:00 JST (ID #688070)
      reply to elcheapo's comment
      • Paws
        Paws in Australia (Registered on 2009/06/14)
        I.T. Technician

        Not even on this list is it?

        Tue 2009/07/28 15:29:54 JST (ID #688308)
        reply to Paws's comment
    • Squallff8aus
      Squallff8aus in Sydney, Australia (Registered on 2008/04/18)
      Uni Student

      lol Australia is practically at the bottom of everything.

      Tue 2009/07/28 12:18:40 JST (ID #688200)
      reply to Squallff8aus's comment
      • Paws
        Paws in Australia (Registered on 2009/06/14)
        I.T. Technician

        hmmm well... we do try hard...
        I woudnt say we are on the bottom of this list in everything, thats not right

        We do some really cool stuff for a coutry so small in population...

        HECK, we even have the first Swine Flu vacine trials in the World!!!

        Thats got to say something!!!...

        Swine FLu, the worlds first medical spam out break!!!!


        Tue 2009/07/28 15:31:50 JST (ID #688310)
        reply to Paws's comment
  • クリンソン ドリーム
    クリンソン ドリーム in マレーシア (Registered on 2008/02/26)
    Student Pilot
    http://sanctuarystation.wordpress.com/

    ^^, Figure.fm is growing well it seems. ^^,

    Tue 2009/07/28 08:22:57 JST (ID #688044)
    reply to クリンソン ドリーム's comment
  • KungFuDiscoMonkey
    KungFuDiscoMonkey in US (Registered on 2008/11/24)
    Web Developer
    http://kungfudiscomonkey.net

    I've been happy with slicehost though I'm using it to run my personal stuff. Nothing nearly as serious as what you are running.

    Tue 2009/07/28 08:23:59 JST (ID #688045)
    reply to KungFuDiscoMonkey's comment
  • YuKi-To
    YuKi-To in Singapore/Indonesia (Registered on 2008/09/23)
    Nyoro-n...
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/yuki-to/

    figure.fm is one of my fav sites right now! ^^

    Tue 2009/07/28 08:32:56 JST (ID #688048)
    reply to YuKi-To's comment
  • yanipheonu
    yanipheonu in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Registered on 2008/11/26)
    Student
    http://justobserving.wordpress.com/

    YEAH YEAH Canada is 3rd Place! :3 Which is pretty cool when you think about the populations.

    Thought there would be more Filipinos though.

    Tue 2009/07/28 08:33:55 JST (ID #688050)
    reply to yanipheonu's comment
    • Arayden KOGs
      Arayden KOGs in 虚空 (Registered on 2009/02/06)

      I hope it is not because of the canadian customs thingy danny posted before D:

      Tue 2009/07/28 08:37:06 JST (ID #688054)
      reply to Arayden KOGs's comment
  • DontRun
    DontRun in USA (Registered on 2009/04/30)
    student, otaku, fast food worker

    YAY! Server upgrading is a good thing right?

    Tue 2009/07/28 08:35:00 JST (ID #688051)
    reply to DontRun's comment
  • manuelriosg
    manuelriosg in Chile チリ, South America (Registered on 2009/06/13)
    Draftsman Graduated, Environment & Interior Design Student
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/manuelriosg/

    Come on!!! The second latin american country!!! and 9th place!! Viva Chile!! Greatings!!

    Tue 2009/07/28 08:56:13 JST (ID #688067)
    reply to manuelriosg's comment
  • Cyberchaos
    Cyberchaos in Australia, Sydney (Registered on 2008/02/17)
    Tech Support Officer - Network Security Engineer
    http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/

    VMware is fine too.

    *sigh* when will Aust ever get on the list...

    Tue 2009/07/28 09:20:13 JST (ID #688095)
    reply to Cyberchaos's comment
  • Negi_migs
    Negi_migs in Kowloon, Hong Kong (Registered on 2009/04/12)
    Student

    too bad I didn't win i really wanted that Louise figure T.T

    Tue 2009/07/28 09:42:29 JST (ID #688106)
    reply to Negi_migs's comment
    • Arayden KOGs
      Arayden KOGs in 虚空 (Registered on 2009/02/06)

      Ah the gothic maido Louise?

      Tue 2009/07/28 09:44:18 JST (ID #688110)
      reply to Arayden KOGs's comment
  • Mischa
    Mischa in Oita (Registered on 2008/03/14)
    Programmer
    http://injapan.tumblr.com

    I thought you said Slicehost was slow... What made you change you mind??

    Tue 2009/07/28 09:43:51 JST (ID #688108)
    reply to Mischa's comment
  • WiseFreeman
    WiseFreeman in DC Cloning Laboratory (Registered on 2007/11/07)
    Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
    http://dannychoo.com.my

    Server migration for a better traffic flows~~~~~~~~

    Tue 2009/07/28 10:04:25 JST (ID #688122)
    reply to WiseFreeman's comment
  • lightningsabre
    lightningsabre in Vancouver (Registered on 2007/08/30)
    Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
    http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/

    oooh moving the server, eh? Good luck and hope nothing goes wrong *crosses fingers*

    Canada #3? And not even close to second place Japan ^^;

    Tue 2009/07/28 10:06:33 JST (ID #688124)
    reply to lightningsabre's comment
  • Kushieda
    Kushieda in Sydney, Australia (Registered on 2009/03/30)
    Student
    http://foxkey.blog126.fc2.com/

    Server move, hurray. Be able to store many more pictures. I'm suprised Australia isn't on the list.

    Tue 2009/07/28 11:33:06 JST (ID #688169)
    reply to Kushieda's comment
  • 6pack
    6pack in Indo-land (Registered on 2008/03/20)
    http://otakuposts.blogspot.com/

    is that a tony taka illustration near the servers?

    Tue 2009/07/28 11:35:10 JST (ID #688172)
    reply to 6pack's comment
  • Hidden Oasis
    Hidden Oasis in California, United Sates (Registered on 2008/10/28)
    College Freshmen

    I keep forgetting about Figure.fm since I wasn't here when it originally made.

    Tue 2009/07/28 12:04:43 JST (ID #688192)
    reply to Hidden Oasis's comment
  • Moemoekyun
    Moemoekyun in otakukingdom (Registered on 2009/07/18)
    http://moemoekyun.wordpress.com

    You not affraid figure.fm became bigger than DC.com ?

    Tue 2009/07/28 13:24:35 JST (ID #688236)
    reply to Moemoekyun's comment
  • Pyoro
    Pyoro in Singapore (Registered on 2007/08/22)
    Student
    http://anime.tedfox.com/

    instead of censoring those bar codes, you should censor that tony taka pic! *fap fap fap

    Tue 2009/07/28 13:41:27 JST (ID #688248)
    reply to Pyoro's comment
  • Flame_3
    Flame_3 in Earth? -3- (Registered on 2009/03/12)
    Undergrad Studs
    http://hmmmandwords.blogspot.com/

    hope the server can do the job pretty well..so no more wakie server yaay!!!~~~~

    Tue 2009/07/28 14:18:47 JST (ID #688266)
    reply to Flame_3's comment
  • Bryoz
    Bryoz in Glasgow, UK (Registered on 2009/01/26)
    Feelance Design
    http://bryoz.co.uk

    Hooray for that 3.04%!!

    I still find it fascinating that you host on mac minis. It looks really cool :D

    Tue 2009/07/28 14:39:08 JST (ID #688280)
    reply to Bryoz's comment
  • TaRzAn
    TaRzAn in Just Below The Equator (Registered on 2009/05/25)
    Blue Suit Sapien with White Helmet
    http://conrad501.wordpress.com/

    heh...??? those are servers???....hmmm doesn't look like the ones i am used to seeing...the big ones with all the fan noises coming from a large tower with all the blinky blinky lights...:)

    Forgive my "away time" coz i've beeen bz with reality check...

    Tue 2009/07/28 15:01:44 JST (ID #688287)
    reply to TaRzAn's comment
  • Paws
    Paws in Australia (Registered on 2009/06/14)
    I.T. Technician

    WHAT!!!!

    Im so dissapointed!! Australia is not even on the list!

    Ive been browsing every day!!!


    Come on Australia!!!! what you playing at!!!

    Support danny

    Tue 2009/07/28 15:28:01 JST (ID #688305)
    reply to Paws's comment
  • Cool J
    Cool J in U.S.A. (Registered on 2007/10/27)
    C.E. Student

    Can't wait for the next giveaway.

    Tue 2009/07/28 15:42:03 JST (ID #688319)
    reply to Cool J's comment
  • Motiko-chan
    Motiko-chan in Sweden (Registered on 2009/05/29)
    Student and free-time otaku ^^

    0,72% from sweden xD

    Good thing the server is being updated, I've had troubles commenting at figure.fm =

    Tue 2009/07/28 16:06:51 JST (ID #688334)
    reply to Motiko-chan's comment
  • El Bastardo
    El Bastardo in Germany (Registered on 2009/06/05)
    Computer science student

    2.82% Germany... WE RULE... sorry :p !!

    Tue 2009/07/28 16:43:17 JST (ID #688363)
    reply to El Bastardo's comment
  • Quazacolt
    Quazacolt in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Registered on 2008/10/27)
    IT tech support
    http://www.quazacolt.com

    Malaysia on 4th woooott

    Tue 2009/07/28 17:09:04 JST (ID #688390)
    reply to Quazacolt's comment
  • GREW
    GREW in Germany (Registered on 2009/06/24)
    trainee at German Telekom
    http://grew.themania.org/

    Good luck at the transver!

    Hey, I can see Germany!

    Tue 2009/07/28 17:19:40 JST (ID #688402)
    reply to GREW's comment
  • Asuka Suminoe
    Asuka Suminoe in Hong Kong (Registered on 2009/05/23)
    Student
    http://www.asuka-suminoe.com/

    Is Hong Kong somewhere on the list :3 or did it count as China lol

    Tue 2009/07/28 17:41:27 JST (ID #688425)
    reply to Asuka Suminoe's comment
  • vkgtaro
    vkgtaro in tokyo (Registered on 2009/04/11)
    programmer
    http://vkgtaro.jp

    おー、これまでは mac mini だったんですね〜。

    slicehost、メモリ 256MB からのプランがあって、
    一番小さい instance で月 $72 の amazon ec2 よりさらにスモールスタートができますね。
    自分の構成の image 取っておいて、コマンドとかでぽこぽこインスタンスが作れるのは手軽で良いですよね。

    Tue 2009/07/28 17:42:44 JST (ID #688430)
    reply to vkgtaro's comment
  • Argyle
    Argyle in Toronto, Canada (Registered on 2008/12/23)
    Otaku Programmer/Gamer/Artist/Photographer
    http://argylebolivar.wordpress.com

    YES CANADA is third~!!! ^_^

    Tue 2009/07/28 19:47:32 JST (ID #688513)
    reply to Argyle's comment
  • Kevin Nguyen
    Kevin Nguyen in Florida, USA (Registered on 2008/09/18)
    Student
    http://lordofgundams.blogspot.com/

    I still need to make a Figure.fm account...

    Tue 2009/07/28 20:36:08 JST (ID #688557)
    reply to Kevin Nguyen's comment
  • punynari
    punynari in Yokosuka, Japan (Registered on 2008/09/20)
    US Navy Sailor
    http://punynari.wordpress.com/

    I'll probably check out Figure.fm a bit more when I get back to Japan. Might get in trouble for putting Firefox on government computers, even if I am an IT. See you then.

    Tue 2009/07/28 22:15:16 JST (ID #688610)
    reply to punynari's comment
  • Omu
    Omu in レチウンド島、 スペイン (Registered on 2008/05/13)
    浦の引き篭り
    http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3219/haruhimemew.gif

    Mmm... that reminds me that I should make a Figure FM account once for all ^^;

    Btw: I didn't expect so many* Spanish readers O_o

    *Yes, it's way more than I imagined.

    Wed 2009/07/29 00:26:59 JST (ID #688683)
    reply to Omu's comment
  • Teresa_Chan
    Teresa_Chan in Tacoma, WA USA (Registered on 2009/07/07)
    *HINT* MY BIRTHDAY IS AUGUST 12TH *HINT*
    http://www.facebook.com/TeresaStockroske

    I thought my computer got hax0rzed and that was the end of figure for me.

    Glad to know that's what was wrong with it. Thanks for informing us Danny Sama.

    Wed 2009/07/29 01:13:43 JST (ID #688700)
    reply to Teresa_Chan's comment
  • haibane
    haibane in Texas (Registered on 2008/11/06)
    Student

    I was suprised at Mexico ranking 6th .

    Wed 2009/07/29 02:05:57 JST (ID #688727)
    reply to haibane's comment
  • Reltair
    Reltair in California, United States (Registered on 2009/06/13)
    College Student
    http://www.projectsaber.com

    You host it on your own servers at home?

    What kind of a connection do you have? O_o

    Wed 2009/07/29 04:37:18 JST (ID #688802)
    reply to Reltair's comment
  • silent1134
    silent1134 in Los Angeles, California (Registered on 2007/08/22)
    ???Confused???

    If every DC.com member moved to Japan, Japan might as well name Danny the new Prime Minister...or the Emperor...

    Wed 2009/07/29 04:54:57 JST (ID #688819)
    reply to silent1134's comment
  • Leo
    Leo in San Francisco Bay Area (Registered on 2006/12/24)
    Email & Network Support/Administration
    http://badger11.animeblogger.net/

    Good luck on the server move. I usually lower the TTLs a few days ahead of the move. But more often than not, I usually don't have that leisure

    Wed 2009/07/29 05:56:11 JST (ID #688868)
    reply to Leo's comment
  • depressant
    depressant in malaysia (Registered on 2008/08/19)
    student
    http://decarboxylation.blogspot.com

    malaysia is at the 4th? that surprised me.

    Wed 2009/07/29 19:19:03 JST (ID #689313)
    reply to depressant's comment
  • Hamu-Sumo
    Hamu-Sumo in Germany (Registered on 2008/10/12)
    Student in Internet-based Systems

    Wow, Germany is higher than I expected. Cool thing!

    And the statistic shows well: Otakunism rules the world!

    Wed 2009/07/29 19:51:43 JST (ID #689331)
    reply to Hamu-Sumo's comment
  • raptor_cZn
    raptor_cZn in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Registered on 2007/12/12)
    Pre-U Student
    http://wakuwakusuru.zeroclipse.net

    Why the mosaic on the servers? Lol.

    Wed 2009/07/29 20:22:09 JST (ID #689342)
    reply to raptor_cZn's comment
  • pjal
    pjal in Sabah (Registered on 2009/05/19)
    Electrical Technician

    it's seems everyone having the same problem.. cannot get in to Figure.fm..
    the page was redirect to this link
    http://www.ops.ietf.org/lists/namedroppers/namedroppers.199x/msg03040.html

    here's the img
    http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3092/73561323.jpg

    Sat 2009/08/01 19:02:37 JST (ID #691931)
    reply to pjal's comment
    • pjal
      pjal in Sabah (Registered on 2009/05/19)
      Electrical Technician

      it's seem only Monzia Firefox get that page.. rite now, im using Seamonkey to get in Figure.fm

      Sun 2009/08/02 03:40:43 JST (ID #692161)
      reply to pjal's comment
      • pjal
        pjal in Sabah (Registered on 2009/05/19)
        Electrical Technician

        after i login trough Seamonkey.. i got that page again..

        so, cant login in figure.fm TT^TT

        Sun 2009/08/02 03:46:41 JST (ID #692166)
        reply to pjal's comment

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