Server change

Geysers.net just moved from a server at UCSB to the Amazon cloud. Everything is operational in both locations right now, though I just changed the IP address. The old server will be taken offline once everything is stable. I'll be monitoring the services, but send a note if you notice anything peculiar.

The move is the first step in updating the Android app.

synchronization with Geysertimes

The recent synchronization problem is now fixed. It was caused by an upgrade to the geysers.net server. The new operating system has a new default location for prearranged recurring tasks (i.e., cron jobs), and it ignored the old location.

In other news, I made some minor user interface improvements to http://geysers.net/mobile. These were mostly geared toward making the site look consistent across various mobile browsers and devices.

Thanks for visiting!
Alan Glennon, Ph.D.

To do

The server seemed gummed up for the last two days, so I did a bit of maintenance and things appear back on track. As I have now finished writing my dissertation, it's time to start thinking about updates for Yellowstone's spring opening. Overall, I think Jake (geysertimes.org) will continue to work on the "web" side of things while I focus on mobile and non-gazer observers. It'd be good to get some of the core onto Github so others can think about building their own tools -- an iOS version geyser observation app would be great.

Up and running

The geysers.net server is back up and running. The computer went down Sunday morning (literally from being manually turned off by someone in the research center) and did not restart properly. The fix was simple, and the service delay was the result of me being away from my UCSB office. All data and services are now operational. To reduce the chance of similar problems in the future, I spent time today working on a cloud based instance that can be more easily serviced.

Still down

I still haven't been able to get the geysers.net server up and running. Note: I do have backups! Anyway, it'll still be several hours at least. For now I have removed Geyser Notebook from the Google Play Market as I see no reason to allow new users to put the app on their phones while the main database is unavailable.

Unscheduled downtime

There's been some sort of power outage or server crash. I'm away from the main server at UCSB, so it'll have to wait until tomorrow (9 July 2012) for a fix. Until then, please head over to sister site http://geysertimes.org for the latest geyser eruption information. Thanks! Alan

Predictions

In anticipation of Yellowstone's spring opening, I recalculated the prediction estimates for the Upper Geyser Basin. Closed intervals are a little sparse, so I'll redo the numbers after a few days of good "post opening" observations. Have a great summer!