20K users imminent!

[upnorthandpersonal]

We've just breached 50k members!

Edit: incidentally, this is my 3000th message

 

[Sanwizard]

We've just breached 50k members!

Edit: incidentally, this is my 3000th message

Congrats! Thanks so much for keeping this platform as the defacto destination for those seeking and sharing knowledge on all things DIY Solar and batteries!
And thank you Will for starting the forum. You are an inspiration to us all.

 

[Will Prowse]

Holy cow!!! I love everyone here and the great information that's available for the world. So glad everything worked out!

Big thanks to the moderators, up north and personal for supporting our search engine, our fantastic dedicated server company and xenforo for creating this forum software. Wouldn't be able to do it without you guys!

 

[upnorthandpersonal]

60k!

 

[chess-equality]

60k!

?

 

[MrM1]

I feel like such a stranger now.

 

[upnorthandpersonal]

70k!

 

[Will Prowse]

So amazing!!!

 

[Supervstech]

And, Who, besides Will of course, has the oldest join date?

 

[Will Prowse]

And, Who, besides Will of course, has the oldest join date?

Maybe you! Haha I can't remember that far back. I was overwhelmed for weeks trying to get this thing to work ? that was not fun

 

[Supervstech]

Maybe you! Haha I can't remember that far back. I was overwhelmed for weeks trying to get this thing to work ? that was not fun

Yeah, when the first server deal fell through and ya switched to this one, I remember waiting for it to go live and rejoining.

 

[Will Prowse]

Yeah, when the first server deal fell through and ya switched to this one, I remember waiting for it to go live and rejoining.

Gosh that was a nightmare. I'm so glad I found this server and xenforo. Not sure how successful this site would have been if we didn't find that combo. The first servers I tried failed miserably.

 

[Sanwizard]

Gosh that was a nightmare. I'm so glad I found this server and xenforo. Not sure how successful this site would have been if we didn't find that combo. The first servers I tried failed miserably.

When you grow to the point you need to think about DR strategies, I may be able to provide some ideas. I wrote the book on storage area networking, and have assisted some major corps on their systems, storage, backup, and recovery strategies. Although Cloud is a great OpEx, it can get kinda expensive over time. Not sure if you are monetizing the forum yet, but that may be interesting too. Will needs a new Tesla....and Supervstech and Upnorthandpersonal need a raise!

 

[Supervstech]

When you grow to the point you need to think about DR strategies, I may be able to provide some ideas. I wrote the book on storage area networking, and have assisted some major corps on their systems, storage, backup, and recovery strategies. Although Cloud is a great OpEx, it can get kinda expensive over time. Not sure if you are monetizing the forum yet, but that may be interesting too. Will needs a new Tesla....and Supervstech and Upnorthandpersonal need a raise!

I’m pretty sure Will pays out of pocket for the forum, zero monetization.
It’s a gift to the supporters of his YouTube channel.

 

[Sanwizard]

I’m pretty sure Will pays out of pocket for the forum, zero monetization.
It’s a gift to the supporters of his YouTube channel.

Quite a gift! Thank you Will!

 

[upnorthandpersonal]

When you grow to the point you need to think about DR strategies, I may be able to provide some ideas. I wrote the book on storage area networking, and have assisted some major corps on their systems, storage, backup, and recovery strategies. Although Cloud is a great OpEx, it can get kinda expensive over time. Not sure if you are monetizing the forum yet, but that may be interesting too. Will needs a new Tesla....and Supervstech and Upnorthandpersonal need a raise!

It runs on a dedicated server; we still have ample resources.
Will pays for the forum software and hosting, and I host the Elasticsearch server the forum uses for search.

 

[curiouscarbon]

Thank you to Will and All those who maintain this lovely environment.

I have learned so much from the people posting here, and hope to have been of some help at some point.

Thanks! This place is an absolute blessing.

Getting closer and closer to being able to derive more and more of the electrical power my life uses, from the sun. Big ups to the sun!

 

[MrNatural22]

And, Who, besides Will of course, has the oldest join date?

9/20/19 for lil ole me

 

[upnorthandpersonal]

80k!

 

[Will Prowse]

Awesome