Update to 0.18.1-rc.1 tried and rolled back

https://lemmy.world/post/744421

Update to 0.18.1-rc.1 tried and rolled back - Lemmy.world

We’ve upgraded lemmy.world to 0.18.1-rc.1 and rolled back that upgrade because of issues. (If you had posted anything in those 10 minutes between upgrade and rollback, that post is gone. Sorry!) The main issue we saw is that users can’t login anymore. Existing sessions still worked, but new logins failed (from macos, ios and android. From linux and windows it worked) Also new account creation didn’t work. I’ll create an issue for the devs and retry once it’s fixed.

What changes does the new release candidate offer?

0.18 is where they have swapped WebSocket for HTTP, as well as tried to fix a load of bugs related to using WebSockets (like the new posts pushing the main feeds down).

0.18.1 is meant to re-enable CAPTCHA on signups, which was removed in 0.18.

Why are they using websocket over http?