Still trying to figure out my website outages.

To recap: I have two #MediaWiki wikis and one #WordPress site. And there seems to be _some_ background process which starts soon after 23:00 UTC (or 24:00 in France, where the servers are located) which puts such a strain on the website that I get a lot of "504" errors for a few hours. The exact duration is variable - sometimes it lasts for one or two hours, and sometimes it lasts way into the morning. But I cannot identify what causes it from the Apache logs - there is no clear, consistent trigger to be found there.

Last time I asked customer support, they suggested that I check my plugins and background processes. But I don't know enough about website administration to know where to look.

For what it's worth, my WordPress website uses the following plugins (all updated to the latest versions):

ActivityPub
Contact Form 7
Include Mastodon Feed
JM Twitter Cards
Leaflet Map
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress
TablePress
WP DSGVO Tools (GDPR)

The site is here:
https://sunkencastles.com/

The extensions on my wiki can be found here:
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Special:Version

Does _anyone_ have any idea what kinds of background processes on MediaWiki or WordPress might cause this kind of outage, and how I could check it?

#FediHelp

Still trying to figure out my website outages.

To recap: I have two #MediaWiki wikis and one #WordPress site. And there seems to be _some_ background process which starts soon after 23:00 UTC (or 24:00 in France, where the servers are located) which puts such a strain on the website that I get a lot of "504" errors for a few hours. The exact duration is variable - sometimes it lasts for one or two hours, and sometimes it lasts way into the morning. But I cannot identify what causes it from the Apache logs - there is no clear, consistent trigger to be found there.

Last time I asked customer support, they suggested that I check my plugins and background processes. But I don't know enough about website administration to know where to look.

For what it's worth, my WordPress website uses the following plugins (all updated to the latest versions):

ActivityPub
Contact Form 7
Include Mastodon Feed
JM Twitter Cards
Leaflet Map
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress
TablePress
WP DSGVO Tools (GDPR)

The site is here:
https://sunkencastles.com/

The extensions on my wiki can be found here:
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Special:Version

Does _anyone_ have any idea what kinds of background processes on MediaWiki or WordPress might cause this kind of outage, and how I could check it?

#FediHelp

People love to hate on #WordPress, but more than 60% of the websites online use it.

Like all things, the system isn't the issue it's how it's run. If you don't stay on top of it and keep your plugins and themes updated then you're creating a vector for hacking.

With these all-in-one services you're not dealing with the vectors, but someone at the service is. They can still drop the ball.

So instead of hating on a software, just use what's best for you and what you need to do. Sound good?

Wow…so after #America 🇺🇸 forced #Tiktok to sell the “American side” to #Oracle & friends, TikTok now bans mentioning #Epstein on its platform.

👉🏾 BREAKING: After Trump's allies took over TikTok this week, any mention of "Epstein" in DMs are not permitted. Here's proof. Anyone else is free to try it. https://x.com/krassenstein/status/2015911471507530219?s=61

Yet another reason to have an alternative to centralized social media platforms (like #Peertube, #Loops, or even #WordPress video) on the #Fediverse.

Wow…so after #America 🇺🇸 forced #Tiktok to sell the “American side” to #Oracle & friends, TikTok now bans mentioning #Epstein on its platform.

👉🏾 BREAKING: After Trump's allies took over TikTok this week, any mention of "Epstein" in DMs are not permitted. Here's proof. Anyone else is free to try it. https://x.com/krassenstein/status/2015911471507530219?s=61

Yet another reason to have an alternative to centralized social media platforms (like #Peertube, #Loops, or even #WordPress video) on the #Fediverse.