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    SpaceDock.info (Mod Hosting Site)

    in KSP1 Mods Discussions

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    hmm yes i know its hard to determine how the header and thumbnails will look like. i want to offer seperate uplaods for thumbnails so you can adjust it to the aspect ratio. But ill think about it when im about to implement it.

    Regarding downtimes: we had some mishabs in the past days and im very sorry about that. When i set up the site it was a real rush and some decissions that where made at the time just came back to bite us. What ive been working on is to transition the initial hot needel setup into  something sustainable. For the amoutn of changes we made to the backend we had in fact very littel problems and downtimes. Just think about the introduction of the CDN. Nearly noone has even noticed that the site went from one to several servers which are using Geo Loadbalancing and so on. I wouldnt call such a setup and the transition amateurish. But i understand you just want the old days back. But those also resultit in a burnd out admin and the site suddenly shutting down. So please trust me that im not just playing arround.

    Regarding coding:

    at the moment its only darklight and me coding on the site and we could realy realy use more python coders.
     

    SpaceDock.info (Mod Hosting Site)

    in KSP1 Mods Discussions

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    Thats your opinion and i know i cant please eaveryones tastebuts

    We inherited a code base that needs some maintenance.

    If you arent happy i welcome you to join the team and leave your mark.

    Im sure you know that even intense testing doesnt find all the bugs so im sorry that this one slipped trough.

    BTW We advertised the beta site beforehand and asked everyone to find bugs.

    In what relation do you think SpaceDock is like curse?

     

     

    SpaceDock.info (Mod Hosting Site)

    in KSP1 Mods Discussions

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    @Svm420 as i stated early: i will add table AND grid view so you can decide. I also just added a mouse over trgger that shows a short description of the mod to the repo.

    @Bonus Eventus Sounds like i could use your help.

    We have our own CDN (see previous posts for map of server locations)

    Im strictly against third party services since they dont do it for free (they want at least collect user data) and they can stop or change their services at any given time.

    I inherited much of the code and its based on bootstrap wich i find to be unflexible and massive. So i will have to redo the themes at some point but i fear the mountain of work and bugs.

    i also want to integrate more ajax so that it stops reloading all page each time you click something (and cause more http requests).

    ....also json is slimer than transfering html for each mod box.

    for now im still on the bug hunt and pretty exausted from the past weeks rework of the site.

    SpaceDock.info (Mod Hosting Site)

    in KSP1 Mods Discussions

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    hi i noticed some deep rooted problem with how version numbers are handled by the code and db.

    we are working on a fix but it will take some time sorry for that.

    btw

    it only applies to mod updates not to new mods

    and i have allready commited a fix for the version list issue but not for the error 500 issue.

    SpaceDock.info (Mod Hosting Site)

    in KSP1 Mods Discussions

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    thank you for thos suggestions.

    1. what would be the reason for not hosting imiges myself?

    2. descriptions will be added back in again (soon)

    3. i can implement seperate thumbnail uploads

    4. if you go back several pages youll find a screen for the site that has a slideshow on top. im split if thats the way to go or not.

    5. the browse page will be endless scrolling with sort capability and grid/table mode

    6. why modals ?

    7. form my point of view the current theme code is a mess. ive to decide if i want to rewrite it or stick with the current mess...you know wich one ill choose sooner or later.

    bonus:

    you know how caotic your screen looks? i think letting ppl choose their own thumbnail dimensions is a no go.

    SpaceDock.info (Mod Hosting Site)

    in KSP1 Mods Discussions

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    ill take a small break and then get to work fixing and adding to the beta env.

    We will keep the beta enviroment as permanent installation. so you can check out the latest features and fixes and give us feedback.

    dev now works like it should:

    local dev env. -> dev.spacedock.info -> beta.spacedock.info -> spacedock.info

    beta should always be aspected to be stable so if its not shout at us.

    dev can have bugs but shouldnt have them for long

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