Friends new to SOTA consistently compliment the number and sophistication of the web-based tools we have. Thank you for all the improvements and maintenance to keep them all up and running!
73 Paula k9ir
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There will almost certainly be a delay to this as the import of users from the old SSO server is going slower than expected and triggered a timeout overnight, so was restarted this morning. There’s 650 files of users to import and we’re going about 1 per minute and it’s been going for 2 hours already, so only about another 8(!) to go.
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OK, we’re almost done - I’ve had to import via a different method as the previous method was getting slower and slower because it held a massive transaction open that was chewing up more and more memory.
Into the 560s now of 650 files and tracking at 10-15 seconds per file (each file is 50 users). I expect I should be ready to begin the cutover around the 0600 UTC mark.
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First cutover for SSO about to happen, but I’m going to have dinner first.
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Cutover starting - expect some weirdness in the next few minutes with SSO logins. Any existing login sessions will be reset.
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Working in VK1 on my mobile iPhone 
Andrew VK1AD
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Thanks Andrew, a few things to tidy up in the backend, but we’re largely there.
Users please note: You may need to clear cache for sso.sota.org.uk if your browser is caching an older token.
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Working here in the UK on my ancient Samsung tablet… and WOW, it blew my socks off! I wasn’t expecting such a change visually. 
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I had to clear my browser cache to reset cookies
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OK, Spots and alerts are now synchronised between the two instances. I may have inadvertently deleted a spot or two during the sync process, but I don’t believe so.
- SSO is now updated to new version. Thanks to Manuel @HB9DQM for the background image on the desktop login page.
- SOTAWatch is now upgraded, and pointing to a new spots database. Over the next day or two the last items connected to the old database will be updated (just the RSS feed, I think)
- API is now ticking along. I’ll keep an eye on performance over the coming week and decide if we need an additional server in the loop.
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Quick logging is working, no problems.
Andrew VK1AD
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Anyone tried SMS spotting? Failing via my ZL SMS gateway currently … but is it working via the main UK SMS gateway?
I’m going to bed! Will fix in the morning if the issue is at my end!
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Where does that route to? Back to Andy’s main spotter?
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Yes - to Andy’s gateway. Will take a quick look and see if its SSO or the spot itself failing.
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The spotter is suspended right now.
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RR. Will check in the morning then. Thanks for letting me know - won’t lose sleep over it now!
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Here is starting slower than before but works
73, Jarek
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Just had a look at the new SOTAwatch design and I have to say it is looking great …
Thanks for the work to all people involved!
73 Martin
OE5REO
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