Matrix.org Homeserver Grinds to a Halt After Raid Meltdown
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Matrix.org's homeserver experienced a RAID meltdown, causing downtime, and sparking discussion about related issues like federation performance and potential solutions.
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jeduardo
4 months ago
1 replyAh, that explains it. Fingers crossed that they can bring it back up soon.
tdido
4 months ago
See here for updates: https://bsky.app/profile/matrix.org/post/3lxuslbzjuc2t
ta12653421
4 months ago
didnt have they a Cloud(tm) Backup?
Arathorn
4 months ago
see also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45107696
j-krieger
4 months ago
I wish there was a blacklist option in Matrix/Synapse. We have users from our home servers joining large federations, who kill our synapse servers with FederationStateId requests (as far as I can see)
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