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Jacky: /* Modtools */

2023-03-24T17:20:02Z

Modtools

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	====Modtools====		====Modtools====

	Run initially by Edward, the hosting of Modtools was ~~then~~ transferred to the same hosting facilities as the website.		Run initially by Edward, the hosting of Modtools was transferred to the same hosting facilities as the website.

	====Central Discussion Groups====		====Central Discussion Groups====

Jacky: /* Website */

2023-03-22T13:09:08Z

Website

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	Your Freegle volunteers<br>		Your Freegle volunteers<br>
	Donate here: https://freegle.in/paypal10		Donate here: https://freegle.in/paypal10


			'''March 2023:'''

	[https://krystal.uk/ Krystal UK] have provided support to us in using their [https://katapult.io/ Katapult] platform, which now replaces our use of Bytemark.		[https://krystal.uk/ Krystal UK] have provided support to us in using their [https://katapult.io/ Katapult] platform, which now replaces our use of Bytemark.

Edwh at 12:22, 22 March 2023

2023-03-22T12:22:51Z

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	Originally hosting provision for our groups was on the free facility provided by Yahoo Groups.		Originally hosting provision for our groups was on the free facility provided by Yahoo Groups.

	We then moved over a number of years from Yahoo to Freegle Direct (www.ilovefreegle.org) with hosting eventually being provided free of charge from Bytemark for the bulk of it, plus discount hosting from Mythic Beasts, and cloud services such as Microsoft Azure (where we have a free charity quota), and Google.		We then moved over a number of years from Yahoo to Freegle Direct (www.ilovefreegle.org) with hosting eventually being provided free of charge from Bytemark for the bulk of it, plus discount hosting from Mythic Beasts, and cloud services such as Microsoft Azure (where we have a free charity quota), and some use of Google Cloud.

	In February 2023, Bytemark regretfully notified us that they couldn't offer their free hosting any longer, so we ran an appeal to members to raise funding for a new hosting provision. (message to volunteers explaining https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/bad-news-our-free-hosting-is-going/5892)		In February 2023, Bytemark regretfully notified us that they couldn't offer their free hosting any longer, so we ran an appeal to members to raise funding for a new hosting provision. (message to volunteers explaining https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/bad-news-our-free-hosting-is-going/5892)
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	Your Freegle volunteers<br>		Your Freegle volunteers<br>
	Donate here: https://freegle.in/paypal10		Donate here: https://freegle.in/paypal10

			[https://krystal.uk/ Krystal UK] have provided support to us in using their [https://katapult.io/ Katapult] platform, which now replaces our use of Bytemark.

			We have a not-that-well-drawn [https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1yJQ4uUAeipGs7kE2LTeeV9VlDpTWIAkhP2d3ZiUSOHA/edit?usp=sharing Architecture Diagram]. Click the link to see the most up to date version.

			[[File:Freegle_Deployment_Architecture_(Current,_post_Bytemark)_(1).png]]

	====Modtools====		====Modtools====

	Run initially by Edward, the hosting of Modtools was then transferred to the same hosting facilities as the website .		Run initially by Edward, the hosting of Modtools was then transferred to the same hosting facilities as the website.

	====Central Discussion Groups====		====Central Discussion Groups====

Jacky: /* Central Discussion Groups */

2023-02-22T17:12:42Z

Central Discussion Groups

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	====Central Discussion Groups====		====Central Discussion Groups====

	Like the rest of Freegle, we ran our national volunteer discussion groups on Yahoo. With the demise of Yahoo Groups, it was decided to use another forum facility - Discourse.		Like the rest of Freegle, we ran our national volunteer discussion groups on Yahoo. With the demise of Yahoo Groups, it was decided to use another forum facility - [[Discourse]].



	[[category:Geeks Team]]		[[category:Geeks Team]]

Jacky: /* Modtools */

2023-02-22T17:11:44Z

Modtools

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	====Modtools====		====Modtools====

	Run initially by Edward, the hosting of Modtools was transferred to the ~~free Bytemark~~ hosting ~~in ........~~.		Run initially by Edward, the hosting of Modtools was then transferred to the same hosting facilities as the website .



	====Central Discussion Groups====		====Central Discussion Groups====

Jacky: /* Website */

2023-02-22T17:10:19Z

Website

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	Originally hosting provision for our groups was on the free facility provided by Yahoo Groups.		Originally hosting provision for our groups was on the free facility provided by Yahoo Groups.

	We then moved over a number of years from Yahoo to Freegle Direct (www.ilovefreegle.org) with hosting eventually being provided free of charge from Bytemark from ~~.....~~.		We then moved over a number of years from Yahoo to Freegle Direct (www.ilovefreegle.org) with hosting eventually being provided free of charge from Bytemark for the bulk of it, plus discount hosting from Mythic Beasts, and cloud services such as Microsoft Azure (where we have a free charity quota), and Google.

	In February 2023, Bytemark regretfully notified us that they couldn't offer ~~this~~ free hosting any longer, so we ran an appeal to members to raise funding for a new hosting provision.		In February 2023, Bytemark regretfully notified us that they couldn't offer their free hosting any longer, so we ran an appeal to members to raise funding for a new hosting provision. (message to volunteers explaining https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/bad-news-our-free-hosting-is-going/5892)

			We provided an explanation sheet of our needs - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vpahMPTS73s29-c-2yeEmo1ul78BsIfKGyCnRAEia8w/edit - and sent Admins to all members and appealed via social media.

			Text of Admin message sent to all members:

			'''ADMIN: Urgent Help Needed'''<br>
			Freegle has run into trouble - our free web hosting is being withdrawn. To keep going, we need 200 people across the UK to set up regular donations of £10/month. Could you be one of them?<br>
			What’s going on?<br>
			The majority of our web hosting, which keeps us online, has been provided for free for many years by a company called Bytemark. Unfortunately they are no longer able to keep doing this. They’re not the bad guys - ten years of free support has been massive for us, and we have nothing but gratitude.<br>
			We’re looking for other free support - but we use quite specialised web hosting, not your standard freebie Wordpress site. The charge that we could be looking at, even with charity discounts, is an amount we simply can’t afford each month.<br>
			We need your help. If we could get 200 “server heroes” across the UK to set up regular £10 monthly donations, then we could cover the likely cost and give us breathing space. If more people set up smaller donations, that would work too. But it’s the regular donations that we need.<br>
			We appreciate times are tough at the moment - which is precisely why we need to keep going. We have 4 million members across the UK, hundreds of volunteers, and deliver over £10 million of savings to freeglers each year. We want to keep helping people who need it.<br>
			Any help will be gratefully received.<br>
			Many thanks,<br>
			Your Freegle volunteers<br>
			Donate here: https://freegle.in/paypal10

	====Modtools====		====Modtools====

Jacky: Created page with "'''Work in progress''' ====Website==== Originally hosting provision for our groups was on the free facility provided by Yahoo Groups. We then moved over a number of year..."

2023-02-22T15:04:37Z

Created page with "'''Work in progress''' ====Website==== Originally hosting provision for our groups was on the free facility provided by Yahoo Groups. We then moved over a number of year..."

New page

'''Work in progress'''

====Website====

Originally hosting provision for our groups was on the free facility provided by Yahoo Groups.

We then moved over a number of years from Yahoo to Freegle Direct (www.ilovefreegle.org) with hosting eventually being provided free of charge from Bytemark from ......

In February 2023, Bytemark regretfully notified us that they couldn't offer this free hosting any longer, so we ran an appeal to members to raise funding for a new hosting provision.

====Modtools====

Run initially by Edward, the hosting of Modtools was transferred to the free Bytemark hosting in .........

====Central Discussion Groups====

Like the rest of Freegle, we ran our national volunteer discussion groups on Yahoo. With the demise of Yahoo Groups, it was decided to use another forum facility - Discourse.

[[category:Geeks Team]]