Currently across the entire fleet of servers here at TN/FH the fix for Fantastico is being rolled out - this week may also mark the release of another tool similar to that of Fantastico to be added to all servers fleet wide as well! So stay tuned to the blog for more info as things develop here! The entire roll-out of the fix should be completed by 3PM (Pacific Time). Once it is completed, I’ll post an update to post.

Also the email roll out of the new service is slowly starting - if you would like your current email switched/converted - please open a ticket for further details!

[**Update**] Fantastico updates continue, most servers are back online, Faith and Shepherd both should be functionally normally - if your having issue please open a ticket, Solomon, Business and a few others remain stay tuned!

Fantastico will be returning Monday after some more servers are patched up with the updates, I apologize for the outage, and I do thank you for the prayers for my Dad, he got admitted to the ER they did some tests, and released him with a follow-up with his doctor about kidney function.

So things are leveling out on both server & personal fronts. I do appreciate the prayers, and I’ll post more of an update on SEVERAL things this Monday!

In an effort for a smoother roll out over the next few weeks of the new email, some server upgrades have been rolling into place, as well as some software updates for some announced security issues - thus I have been forced to temporarily disable Fantastico - should be back online in a few hours, I would have it sooner, however I just received word my father has been taken to the ER - possibly dehydrated, prayers are appreciated!

I will update these two things (Fantastico & Dad) as soon as I have more information!

After a few snags on the initial deployment - the new mail services have gone live today! In a week (not this Monday but the following Monday) every current customer is welcome to switch to the new email system free of charge! More information will follow up here, some instructions, and some various tweaks to DNS are going into place as well, so if your interested in making the move to the new mail that is SEPARATE storage from what you have now, open a ticket and be sure to let me know!

Packages will all get a little make-over after current customers are moved over happily, and the new service will be part of all packages here at FH! Very exciting stuff, more to come!

As promised the newsletter is setup and sending out tonight at 7:30PM (PDT) - and stay tuned here to the blog as over the next 2 weeks some things will begin to unfold!

Have a Blessed Weekend!

So things have been quiet here on the blog as of late, I apologize for the lack of newsletter, lack of updates, lack of anything other than reports on outages - it has been indeed busy - but TODAY - not tomorrow, or the next day, an newsletter will be going out explaining all the reasons for the quiet nature of things.

Also going on right now (on a server by server basis) the new PHP 5.2.6 is slowly being compiled and brought online across all servers, so you may notice some quick blinks here and there, but they shouldn’t last too long, just a quick reboot now and again to activate the new version of PHP and Apache.

Stay tuned for more! As the newsletter goes out today and more updates follow this coming week, there are bound to be a few notes here on the blog about changes, updates, upgrades, and more!

Currently there is an outage effecting a section of servers, not entirely sure of the issue - DC crews are looking into it currently and more should be known very shortly. I will update this post with more information once it becomes available, hang tight and keep us in your prayers.

Update: Things are slowly coming back online - one of the storage arrays that power our data systems went down, after a quick reboot data was verified and things are slowly being brought back online. If you have any problems please feel free to open a ticket.

Spring Time at FlockHosting means some cleanup of the website, some clean-up of the servers, upgrades to software, some to hardware, and overall get some of the dust cleared up from the long winter months!

Email is still in the works, and while I had hoped things would of been done, sadly I hit some snags in the deal, and have been ironing things out and working towards a slow roll-out and hopefully a small yearly fee, vs that of a month to month fee, so stay tuned I hope to have some SOLID details and plans before mid-May.

Upgrades to you the customer! Expect some Storage, MySQL, and Software options from within cPanel, a new Application installer will be live by mid-May to compliment the already active Fantastico, thus offering you some of the same, but also a few more choices of easy to install applications to further enhance your website.

Lastly, some account options are going to be changed out, our Simple07 package will be tweaked a little, price will go up slightly but you will be getting additional resources, current Simple07 customers will continue to enjoy their package, there will be no forced upgrade to the new package/price, but at the same time our YourServer line as well as new options for e-Commerce and Business Class hosting will be up and online towards this summer.

So lots going on in the background, I appreciate everyone’s patience over the start of this year, but stay tuned, some great things are on the docket including some great partnership deals with a few missions out there to help support their efforts around the world while getting yourself, your church, your ministry web hosting!

So stay tuned! The blog should see more updates very soon, hopefully some more news on the email this week - so hang-tight! Good things are on the way! God is Good!

We have had reports of outages off and on, and some packet loss is being tracked across a few servers, we have a ticket open with the upstream and are watching the situation, hope to have more information on the issue soon. Your prayers and patience are greatly appreciated.

Update: Just finished up the ticket with the upstream, there were some backbone issues, most folks should see a new route to get around the issues at hand, I will continue to monitor things closely thru the weekend to be sure. Thanks for your patience and prayers!

After some testing, toying across not one, but three operating systems (Windows, Macintosh, Linux) there will be some new email options added to the server soon - and these will play out a little different than what we have now. Storage used via this email add-on will not take away from the storage on your website, so if you take this upgrade, you’ll be using totally separate storage.

The pricing has been a big big big issue, and I am happy to report that the pricing is now below $1.00, giving you 500MB-1GB of email storage, again, that is completely separate from that of your current storage, if you have mail on server, we can even move it over for you free of charge!

Full pricing will be on the site by mid-week, the service will not go online till April 20th, but there will be a form to pre-signup, and folks who do will get some additional storage at no cost, I am just looking to find those who have a interest in the product, more news will go out this week as well in the newsletter about some changes, upgrades, etc. so stay tuned for more information to follow! Hope you have a blessed Sunday!