This morning I could not access steemit.com.
I was shown this.
If it was any other centralised website this would be the end. All you can do is wait for the website to come back up to access your data and your funds.
But this is not the case with the Steem blockchain.
Because Steemit.com is not the same as the Steem blockchain!
Steemit.com is just a website that allows you to communicate with the Steem blockchain.
But there are many other ways you can do this.
So this morning I went to busy.org, logged in, and communicated with the blockchain by answering comments and up-voting, using their front end.
I could also access all my data and funds.
I could also have communicated with the blockchain using Esteem or Chainbb for instance.
This is the power of a blockchain that is decentralised.
A lot needs to happen before this thing is not accessible.
I talk about it more in my vlog.
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Love Busy! First thing I did when I saw those errors (other than freak out LOL) was remind myself that the blockchain doesn't just 'go down' because of the decentralization and awesome work of the witnesses.
Took me a second to tell myself to relax LOL
But then went right to Busy and checked everything....Good to go! Different interfaces for different markets. Crossing my fingers about the SMT's and all the potential that will have...Love it.
They should seriously add some information about that Gateway problem. What it is and why it happens and if they are working on a solution. Because I think this is the third time I have seen it! And when it happens you Google for a solution and there is only other Steemit links that are down for the moment.
We need a website that all can go to and write on when the Steemit website goes down! Like a website dedicated for this. Now we only have services like "Is it down" but they are usually filled with spammy ads or comes with bad user interface. We need one that is dedicated to Steemit only. Also Busy dot org is flawed since you can't use a slider when you are voting. It only seems to be supporting 100% upvotes. Which is a disaster for people with high Steem Power!
There is a slider. It's in the settings menu. There is nothing flawed about it.
Thanks for letting me know about it!
Hmmm Interesting. Slider seems to work for me at Busy. Can't wait until I get it at Steemit.com LOL
Yeah I think all this stuff will come once the platform (steemit) grows. I remember how lost I was when I first joined, so the more information they can put out to help newer Steemians the better.
Especially when those errors show up. But once you 'get' what it all means, the blockchain etc....You aren't too concerned when a website goes down.
Yes! Btw can you show how your slider looks on Busy? Since I can't remember seeing one when I clicked like there but it just instantly pulled a 100% upvote.
what is the reason?
think, understand, and form judgements logically.
"humans do not reason entirely from facts"
synonyms: think rationally, think logically, think straight, use one's mind, use one's common sense, use one's head, use one's brain, think things through,
@exyle, this is so profound, i never knew blockchain isn't the same with steem.com, i noticed steem.com is down also in the morning and could not log in.
Steemit.com is now one of the most visited site in the world. It is found among the first 1000 websites being visited, i guess that's the reason for the lost connection.
Now, i now know how to go around it. Thanks my man @exyle.
@exyle,
Did you noticed STEEMIT hits 1,000 at Alexa ranking today! I can remember once you said if STEEMIT down we can use Busy.Org! Excellent and very informative article!
Cheers~
I’ve learnt something new about the blockchain....again!! Thanks for the info buddy, this allows me to put even more trust in Steem and it’s future :)
Man, the amount of time I use your posts to explain stuff to people! This one will be in my 'dummy' folder under 'blockchain benefits'.
The cold air makes me want to go ice skating btw :-)
Thank you! It's going to be even colder later this week. People have already started to sharpen their ice skates.
My nephew is devastated because the ice skates he bought with his very first longtime savings (the guy is now 14 years old) a few years back no longer fit him... used them once, he's considering cycling and bowling now :'D
I totally agree...Blockchain technology as a decentralized entity is a good solution to handle single point of failure, the Blockchain has a collection of member nodes , even if one fails other will still be operating normally with multiple "nodes”" with the Blockchain acting as a consensus mechanism to ensure those nodes stay in sync... Hence ,Blockchain technology handles extreme fault tolerance, which stems from their built in redundancy. A true revolutionizing technology with immense potential to change the world.
Great post! I started following you, great content about how steemit works. Every week I start to love blockchain technology a bit more.
Steem is gonna own Facebook!
@exyle I never panic at all when I see the 504. I know that their are as you stated so many other ways to access our accounts. It is a blessing to be a part of the ever growing decentralized world. I dream about when we no longer need Big Brother in our lives...............
OH no shit an EXPERT, well fuckin A why didn't you say so skippy that changes everything, count me all in Bit Boy !!!
/Sarc
Thats very comforting because if it was a centralized system it would be disastrous should the whole system shut down.
Excellent video friend and i agree with your thoughts that's the power of steem blockchain, now we have many frontends and we can access to steem blockchain from any frontend, well all these are developments on top of steem blockchain and it strengthened the blockchain even more, busy.org is also my favorite frontend after steemit and whenever i see steemit.com down i use busy and busy.org is fantastic and it also has many cool features which won't even exist in steemit, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us friend and wish you a fantastic weekend ahead, Stay blessed
I really thought I had bad connection this morning thanks for this post 👏😎 very useful and it just shows that in a second everything we have on here can be gone it's very scary hopefully it don't happen again
Really I also faced this problem sometimes ago. What is the reason I didn't understand about this matter. I thought my network is slow that is why, this problem is showing. But now I am clear to get your post. Really thank you from my heart.
Yeah. Thats what makes it a technological innovation on par with the civilization. Until now we didn't know how to make technology smarter and civilized, but now we are at dawn, with blockchain. Virtual trust, decentralized governance, immutability became feasible.
Absolutely, friend it is the strongest system with which we are related to each other. You are the back bone of the community who can create every positive thoughts in the heart of people. Thanks for sharing such a valuable information about the working and awesomeness of our steemit blog chain system. Wish you and your beautiful family a very beautiful time ahead friend.
thank you for the explanation, it helps me a lot and I am not a newbie!!!
You're welcome!
I'm sorry that I've just discovered your blog. If I say I'm not worried when I can not reach the site today, it would be a big lie :D I never thought of trying busy.org. I understand why now.
Yep, because of the blockchain technology that unfortunately I do not have enough knowledge about it for now. I was completely unfamiliar with these issues until December last year. Now I learn new things every day thanks to people such as you.
Because I'm new I panicked a little. Can you imagine if I'm only getting here and the next day it just doesn't exist anymore? My new money is gone! But nope... I thought "Hey... but what about Busy, and the other platforms? They should be up. And man, I swear this blockchain is just magic.
I think this is absolutely great and I will be sharing this on my other social media accounts.
When people think about blockchain all they think is currencies and nothing else. This narrow view of the blockchain doesn't even scratch the surface of what it is possible with the blockchain.
I've been toying with the idea of providing "always online" solutions for customers where websites can be kept online backed up by the blockchain. If the server fails for some reason, the domain will still resolve and produce the website regardless.
Can't wait for a blockchain powered MySQL kind of database.
When steemit was down, did it have any affect on steemify?
I find I use steemify almost as much as steemit.com.
No, it does not. Steemify is connected to the blockchain, not steemit.com.
Cool , I did'nt know that. Had the same bad gateway. Your never to old to learn :) thanks !!
That'#s exactly what I did too. It's the first time I've used Busy so it took me a while to get used to it but now I know it's always there if Steemit is down. I might even try a few posts from there now I've used it/
Busy.org has become a fantastic frontend to access the blockchain and they charge no fees on content created through their front end.
please check my profile.
even better....they give away votes using the busy tag.
I always write my posts trough busy, I like the posting manager interface
They also give you upvote based on your followers SP. Busy.org is a great alternative of steemit.com
To get the upvote you have to actually post on Busy and use the tage busy. Is that right @khalidjr? IE you cant post on steemit and use the tag and get the upvote.
Ya that's totally right .
Thanks. I'll give it a go. 😊
It's my pleasure...
my pleasure
Amazing. That's something useful information.
Sometimes I face bandwidth issues with steemit.com and couldn't operate my account. So, during that time, would switching to other sites be the solution? Or that's a separate thing?
That is a separate thing. That is based on Steempower. The more you have the more bandwidth you can use on the network. Here you can see your current bandwidth on the top left.
este comentario tuyo me ayudo a entender esto, soy nuevo en steemit gracias..
Couldn't reply instantly due to negative bandwidth, LOL
Thank you brother for clearing the confusion and providing of that useful link :)
I did exactly the same and used busy.org. I think this is a bit confusing for new users but once you figure it out it's awesome.
Hey, i had the same problem this morning but like you sayed No problemo! Busy.org was running smoothly... I see that blockchain is the future...
Kind regards
Oh! you haters, you thought that by one site being down we would panic? This is blockchain and that´s why we love it, don´t worry this is the future, and we are making our own.
I´m ready to leave this last correction in the prices behind and start a great year for cryptocurrencies, and specially STEEM and our dear platform.
First thing I did when I saw those errors (other than freak out LOL) was remind myself that the blockchain doesn't just 'go down' because of the decentralization and awesome work of the witnesses.
Took me a second to tell myself to relax LOL
But then went right to Busy and checked everything....Good to go! Different interfaces for different markets. Crossing my fingers about the SMT's and all the potential that will have...Love it.
thanks for info, now I know what to do if steemit is ever down again
Theoretically, yes, one could not know about Steemit but still interact with the blockchain. But that would require other platforms to give people access to all their Keys, and the ability to change their master key, as well as account recovery. As far as I know, Steemit is the only place you can do that at the moment. Until that changes, every other UI will be anchored to Steemit.
I question the conclusion that steemit.com is down. I suspect that the network equipment supporting access to the website is at fault. I am being picky about details, but to 'blame' steemit.com implies an error within the website. Improved environment for the website may be what is required.
t is a very good thing, the more banyam web that can go into steemit, it will be easier for us to work .. good luck friend, hopefully for the future more and more websites that can connect to steemit ..good job.
You people eh. Everything is always a nice story, nice post, thanks for sharing...
Oh, yes, the same problem arose with me, my friend, but now everything seems to be resolved and the Steemit.com is working again as before. But you prompted a very good decision and I honestly did not know about it, that you can establish communication with your office and through other resources that are connected with the Steem blockchain. Thank you Mark.
Does busy.org have the bandwidth issues?
Exactly @exyle.
I had to access my account through mspsteem.com
It really tells about the power of blockchain.
That's means steemit has better way of making steemians communicate with blockchain.
I noticed it also. I had to use busy.org and my account was accessible once again. The blockchain is the next big thing after the internet
Wow nice story
Yes, i agree. That's one interesting thing about the steemit blockchain. It can be accessed from other sites aside steemit.com
Isn't that what's been called hard fork if I'm correct???
If I'm wrong.. I'll love to know more.
Thank you @exyle
Are there other wallets besides the Steemit wallet where you can claim rewards and transfer funds?
Thanks for the way of 504 gateway time-out Solution.
Good post
Very interesting !
good writing..
I had that page"504" when I went here some minutes ago.
Great one........../////////
Thanks for shearing
Awesomely fabulously beautiful
it is a very good thing, the more banyam web that can go into steemit, it will be easier for us to work .. good luck friend, hopefully for the future more and more websites that can connect to steemit ..
Nice work bro i remember my self you are doing a great job.
This is fore every body who enjoys good thing
Wow...great story..i appreciate this writing..
awesome story @exyle
I too suffer this problem.
but as steemit is getting more popular, more people are joining it,
And you it was ranked 1000th most visited website on Alexa.com.
it's a big achievement.
It will be resolved soon.
so no need to worry.