VeloBase down - again (sorry folks)
09-16-23, 04:17 PM
#1
Unique Vintage Steel
Thread Starter
VeloBase down - again (and now it's back)
edit: site is back up and running! 
I'd requested the ssl cert be updated weeks ago, apparently it never did update. Today I try to manually update it, and now the entire site is down with some server error that is outside of my control. I'm trying to get through to support, but still on hold. Unfortunately there are not many hosting options out there for the technology stack that VeloBase runs on, or at least ones that are not hundreds of dollars a month or more. I'll be back as soon as I can make it happen.
I'd requested the ssl cert be updated weeks ago, apparently it never did update. Today I try to manually update it, and now the entire site is down with some server error that is outside of my control. I'm trying to get through to support, but still on hold. Unfortunately there are not many hosting options out there for the technology stack that VeloBase runs on, or at least ones that are not hundreds of dollars a month or more. I'll be back as soon as I can make it happen.
Last edited by cuda2k; 09-17-23 at 08:58 AM.
Likes For cuda2k:
09-16-23, 04:18 PM
#2
Unique Vintage Steel
Thread Starter
In slightly better news, I actually rode a bike today. 
Likes For cuda2k:
09-16-23, 04:26 PM
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 19,877
Mentioned: 128 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3262 Post(s)
Liked 2,545 Times
in
1,817 Posts
Getting treacherous out there.
an acquaintance had a Wordpress “blog?”
running for a number of years, about a month ago Wordpress requested I register to read it.
weird.
I emailed the author, he did not respond directly but the URL is now “parked”.
something transpired. Not sure other than it is no longer up.
an acquaintance had a Wordpress “blog?”
running for a number of years, about a month ago Wordpress requested I register to read it.
weird.
I emailed the author, he did not respond directly but the URL is now “parked”.
something transpired. Not sure other than it is no longer up.
09-16-23, 05:55 PM
#4
Unique Vintage Steel
Thread Starter
Seems there's a 'known problem' that has taken the server down that VeloBase is hosted on. All I can do now is wait and see when it comes back up and try to (finally) get the SSL cert properly updated then. I had started a significant rebuild of VeloBase software at the beginning of the year, but unfortunately I haven't been able to devote much time to it in recent months as work and life commitments have kept me busy (not to being ill with covid and then bronchitis back in the spring) . The bigger problem is the hosting options for the site. As some may recall a while back I'd tried to switch to a new hosting company which ended in total chaos after they continued to shut the site down for 'too much memory usage' - which I never could even detect or replicate myself, or even get an answer on what 'too much' was. So I had to switch back to what I had been using, which while when problems do come up like this it's frustrating, at least the site was stable and operational for the most part.
09-16-23, 07:27 PM
#5
señor miembro
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Pac NW
Posts: 8,516
Bikes: '70s - '80s Campagnolo
Mentioned: 91 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3720 Post(s)
Liked 6,135 Times
in
3,055 Posts
sorry folks
Don't make us brandish the Magnum PI. It could lodge in the skin and cause a very bad infection.
Likes For SurferRosa:
09-17-23, 12:21 AM
#6
Shifting is fun!
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: South Holland, NL
Posts: 10,821
Bikes: Yes, please.
Mentioned: 269 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2123 Post(s)
Liked 4,083 Times
in
1,613 Posts
Site works fine for me. 
Likes For non-fixie:
09-17-23, 06:24 AM
#9
Death fork? Naaaah!!
Working in the USA.....in Maine, anyway.
Top
Top
__________________
You know it's going to be a good day when the stem and seatpost come right out.
(looking for a picture and not seeing it? Thank the Photobucket fiasco.PM me and I'll link it up.)
You know it's going to be a good day when the stem and seatpost come right out.
(looking for a picture and not seeing it? Thank the Photobucket fiasco.PM me and I'll link it up.)
09-17-23, 07:03 AM
#10
Unique Vintage Steel
Thread Starter
Pleasantly (and genuinely) surprised to find everything up and running this morning. SSL certificate installed and everything.
09-17-23, 08:15 AM
#11
Likes For markk900:
09-17-23, 08:30 AM
#12
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Olympic Peninsula, WA
Posts: 641
Bikes: '8? Ciocc Mockba 80, '82 Ron Cooper, '84 Allez, '86 Tommasini Racing, '86? Klein Quantum, '87 Ciocc Designer 84, '95 Trek 5500, '98 Litespeed Classic, '98 S-Works Mtb
Mentioned: 34 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 222 Post(s)
Liked 297 Times
in
115 Posts
Happy to see Velobase is alive this morning! 'Tried using Velobase yesterday afternoon....looking for info on a new-to-me Sun Mistral rim....and got error messages to the effect that the site was not secure or something to that effect.
Dean
Dean
__________________
Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die
Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die
Likes For Dean51:
09-17-23, 09:35 AM
#13
Fuji Fan
I'm glad to see it back up, then also made a small donation, via the link at the bottom of the site. Thanks for your hard work.
Likes For beech333:
Likes For Piff:
09-17-23, 12:02 PM
#15
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,579
Bikes: '72 Peugeot PX-10 '78 Motobecane Le Champion '83 Motobecane Grand Jubile '85 Trek 830 '88 Merckx Team ADR Corsa Extra
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 447 Post(s)
Liked 1,104 Times
in
605 Posts
__________________
Likes For Sedgemop:
09-17-23, 12:05 PM
#16
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,579
Bikes: '72 Peugeot PX-10 '78 Motobecane Le Champion '83 Motobecane Grand Jubile '85 Trek 830 '88 Merckx Team ADR Corsa Extra
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 447 Post(s)
Liked 1,104 Times
in
605 Posts
Likes For Sedgemop:
09-19-23, 02:01 PM
#17
blahblahblah chrome moly
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Seattle
Posts: 1,718
Mentioned: 86 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1019 Post(s)
Liked 2,113 Times
in
906 Posts
I've also had a small monthly donation going for some time now. I encourage anyone who likes the page to give some tiny amount you'll never miss, but make it recurring.
Mark B
Mark B
Likes For bulgie:
09-19-23, 04:28 PM
#18
Standard Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Brunswick, Maine
Posts: 4,102
Bikes: 1948 P. Barnard & Son, 1962 Rudge Sports, 1963 Freddie Grubb Routier, 1980 Manufrance Hirondelle, 1983 F. Moser Sprint, 1989 Raleigh Technium Pre, 2001 Raleigh M80
Mentioned: 24 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1232 Post(s)
Liked 815 Times
in
428 Posts
I'm glad the site is back up. I wasn't sure what was happening with the clock-error message. I've been getting that message for years when I try to go to bikepedia.
__________________
