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A few members may have seen blank journal or PM lists earlier today - this was due to an error introduced by a security update to our database software triggered by non-English characters, that is now resolved. 🐘 Database geeks: see postgresql.org/about/news/out… for the gory details.

We will rebuild the replica and restore recommendations for newer works after the weekend, when we have the time and people aren't quite so active on the site. Of course, IB never sleeps - but midday UTC is the slowest, so we schedule most of our work then.

Since we were busy last night: this is essentially what ended up happening. In fact, the replica slot dropped itself, but not fast enough to avoid the issue. On the plus side we now have the latest version of our Linux distribution *and* our database software on the main server.

As you may have noticed, we are having some unplanned downtime. 😼 We've identified at least part of the cause and work is ongoing to bring back your regularly scheduled bunny experience. Please bear with us! 🐇

@SmexyConker Nah, we're good! Also:

@Inkbunny You guys wanna undo the new 3d rules and stop killing your website?

@jeffmarks1996 Hopefully nothing noticeable except possibly slightly faster performance - but we will see. Updates are necessary sooner or later as software falls out of support.

@Inkbunny What will it have for an update?

And we're back! Thanks as always to our recent donors and gear purchasers who contribute to keeping the bits flowing: inkbunny.net/donations.php redbubble.com/people/inkbunn… Also: be wary of new users who offer praise, then ask you to chat off-site. There are, alas, scammers around! 💸

Inkbunny's main server will restart imminently to apply a Linux security and performance update. Five minutes' downtime expected. 🐇

This includes a call to appropriately attribute third-party elements used, although this requirement is limited to key focal models for work posted before January 2026 to give members some time to adjust. For details, see the journal, or the policy itself:#Rendering" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">wiki.inkbunny.net/wiki/ACP#Rende…

We've released policies for rendered content which actually allow 3D renders featuring some components by others, rather than obscurely forbidding them. We've also clarified that credit for third-party components is expected, like other derivative work. 🐇 inkbunny.net/j/579097

The issue has largely been resolved, however during it the size of database tables on the main server increased because outdated data had to be held for longer than expected. Maintenance is underway to vacuum it out and compact the remaining data, which will cause several pauses.

This turned out to be an issue which others have encountered as well! A solution is being discussed and for now we have reverted to the previous version. Further details of the issue on the database's mailing list: #11afe1ad8975047112614d01ce9c4a0d" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">postgresql.org/message-id/fla…

Inkbunny's database is performing poorly after a regular update performed earlier today. This can happen when the DB engine decides to perform a query in a different way which turns out to perform worse. Scheduled email of notices has been disabled while we work on the issue. 🧑‍💻