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
What’s Next on Primfeed
- 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
Answers to Questions
- 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
