September 15th

Written By Luke Rowley

Last updated About 9 hours ago

Summary of Main Topics

Infrastructure Migration Complete: Primfeed switched to new infrastructure on September 9th, moving from one shared server to 4 dedicated servers.
Upload Issues Resolved: September 10th update fixed major upload problems by switching from single large requests to chunked uploads (6-7MB pieces)
Performance Improvements: Users immediately noticed faster page loads, no more black pages or timeouts
Scalability Achieved: The new infrastructure allows adding servers as needed without migration if more power is needed with the constant growth

Search Feature: ElasticSearch is installed and running with minimal search working; release possible in September with no filters yet
Hashtags: Still in progress, will be searchable within post text (not separate tag fields)
Albums: Coming after search is released; will allow sorting pictures into folders
Communities/Groups: Planned as the third major feature after albums; will have dedicated meeting for feedback
Profile Reporting: Planned feature to report entire profiles
Extended Profile Descriptions: The plan is to have an increase to 512 characters planned with collapsible view
Notification Filters: Suggested and considered a great idea for future implementation

Messaging System: Not a priority; many messaging platforms already exist
Follow-Back Features: Not encouraging automated follow-back culture; users can hover names to check follow status
Firestorm Integration: Luke will discuss with Beq about upgrading to use new chunked upload system