kimNov 18, 2022
Gersande La Flèche

Linode has shut down the primary server of itch.io, one of the biggest platforms for small and indie game hosting, and as of yestereve, its founder Leaf was still waiting on a response from Linode:

https://twitter.com/moonscript/status/1593055417126752257?s=20&t=6_Vh-rhh_2Ne65aHHM6zpQ

I just checked and my itch.io page is still up (https://gersande.itch.io — publicly very little is visible today but I have a *lot* of private and hidden projects archived there I would be very sad to lose) but if you use itch.io to host anything and your page/account are still connected, might be worth taking some extra backups today.

#ItchIo #Games #GameDevelopment #IndieGames #Indie #AltGames

leaf @ itch.io 🙌 on Twitter

“Don't trust your business with @linode They disabled @itchio's primary app server because of a single user report received by them 24 hours ago. We are a decade old customer & established company hosting hundreds of thousands of files and serving millions daily And....”

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Nov 17, 2022 at 2:05pmWeb
Show threadLife Sim EngineNov 17, 2022
LB: *always* keep a local copy
Show threadCyber YukiNov 17, 2022

@gersande Yeah but that should give Leaf the signal to move to a different provider.

Vote with your wallet.

Show threadCassidy James BlaedeNov 17, 2022

@gersande looks like Linode had opened a ticket in response to a valid abuse report, and didn’t receive a response before they disabled networking. And they did respond on Twitter 12 hours ago. Hopefully this gets resolved amicably.

https://twitter.com/linode/status/1593070730198908928

Linode on Twitter

“@moonscript @itchio We've located your ticket and a member of Support is replying now. Thank you for your patience.”

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Show thread𒎏Taliaお姉さん 💜 🏳️‍⚧️Nov 17, 2022
@gersande @leafo 😢
Show threadAL3X_MNov 17, 2022
@gersande this is awful for all developers hosting on itch :/
Show threadMatt (It's really me) HartleyNov 17, 2022
@gersande Ouch! Thanks for the heads up.
Show threadScott Williams 🐧Nov 17, 2022
@gersande Looks like it's back online already.
Show threadch0ccyra1n is leaving fedi soonNov 17, 2022
@gersande welp, I was already considering moving this instance from Linode to a better provider. I guess this just speeds up my plans for that. Do you have any recommendations for VPS hosting providers?
Show threadAnna, Pineapple to manyNov 17, 2022
@ch0ccyra1n @gersande Digital Ocean is the one that I usually hear suggested. I have no personal experience, though.
Show threadURL BotNov 18, 2022

发现含有追踪链接，详情如下：

原链接：https://twitter.com/moonscript/status/1593055417126752257?s=20&t=6_Vh-rhh_2Ne65aHHM6zpQ
净化后链接：https://twitter.com/moonscript/status/1593055417126752257

leaf @ itch.io 🙌 on Twitter

“Don't trust your business with @linode They disabled @itchio's primary app server because of a single user report received by them 24 hours ago. We are a decade old customer & established company hosting hundreds of thousands of files and serving millions daily And....”

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