From a145180e12384dff6e96c92d19562eaa3f581337 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nico Schottelius Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2022 09:47:01 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] infra update --- .../contents.lr | 105 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 105 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/u/blog/2022-04-01-infrastructure-update/contents.lr diff --git a/content/u/blog/2022-04-01-infrastructure-update/contents.lr b/content/u/blog/2022-04-01-infrastructure-update/contents.lr new file mode 100644 index 0000000..24a6420 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/u/blog/2022-04-01-infrastructure-update/contents.lr @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +title: URGENT: Infrastructure update Announcement +--- +pub_date: 2022-04-01 +--- +author: ungleich +--- +twitter_handle: ungleich +--- +_hidden: no +--- +_discoverable: yes +--- +abstract: +We are updating our infrastructure - what actions do you need to take +--- +body: + +## Urgent release: ungleich infrastructure update + +To the attention to every ungleich customer: today we are updating our +infrastructure to the latest technologies. All changes will be applied +at 23:42 CEST today. + +What does that mean to you? The following sections answer this in detail. + +## Network upgrades: Turning IPv4 off + +As of today all IPv4 traffic will be disabled. IPv4 has become +too expensive and it is not worth keeping it online. + +The migration will be as follows: every IPv4 address like A.B.C.D will be +translated to an IPv6 address like 2a0a:e5c0:b00::A.B.C.D. + +As a bonus, every customer will get their own "cafe" IPv6 network. + +Additionally every server will be connected also via +[SCION](https://scion-architecture.net/), the new Internet. + +## Network upgrade: Removal of old connections: no more 2G/3G/4G + +You may be aware that slow Internet connections are draining server +resources: long lasting connections without much data transfer is a +burden for every server. For that reason, we will disable access to +our data center from any 2G/3G/4G mobile connection. + +You are required to use 5G, 6G, 7G, Fiber or 56k modems to access Data Center +Light. The latter was included as a fallback, in case you don't have +support for a modern Internet connection. + + +## Storage migration + +Our storage is so far based on Ceph, a distributed storage. To follow +modern standards, we are migrating ALL DATA TO THE BLOCKCHAIN. + +To avoid vendor logins and possible shortcomes of a particular +blockchain, we are introducting the "ungleich blockchain", which +stores data on ALL AVAILABLE blockhains. + +If you are worried about privacy implications of all data being +public, don't worry: we are encrypting all data using an +[Enigma machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine). + +Optionally, on request, we can also encrypt your data as NFTs. + + +## Computing power + +As you might have read recently, we are investigating heating houses +with the server heat. This project is now in productive state and we +require much more computing power. + +For that reason, at the same time today, our whole server +infrastructure will be replaced with [quantum +computers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_quantum_computing_and_communication). + +As qubits, the equivalent of bits on quantum computers, operate on +probabilities, all calculations for our customers are not guaranteed +anymore, but instead they will be executed by a certain probability. + +The exact probability is derived from your society behaviour +points. If you are [in the good +place](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Place) you get an +additional uncertainty factor of 3.14. + + +## Maintenance and Customer support + +We have always been very community orientated. Today we wanted to take +the next big step and we turn over the customer support and system +maintenance to the community. What does that mean specifically? + +Anyone interested in maintaining our infrastructure can get full root +access on all systems. + +As everyone now has full root access, the customer support is also +shifted to a decentralised, [bittorrent +based](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent) support community. + +If you have any questions to the recent changes, please connect the +decentrally organised support community. Unfortunately, due do the +decentralisation, we cannot offer a single contact reference. + +However the Web3 advocate of your choice will certainly be able to +provide you answers.