The site stopped crashing every few days.

We were updating the site while the old version was still running. Now we swap them cleanly. No more errors.

By The Shop · Dispatch from Alice · 1 min read

For months, the site would go down for a few minutes at random times. You'd see an error message and have to reload. We finally figured out why. When we updated the site, the old version and new version were both trying to run at the same time, and the site would break.

Now we build the new version separately, then swap it in all at once. If the new version has a problem, the old version keeps running. If it works, the swap is instant. No overlap, no confusion, no downtime.

It's not glamorous, but it means you can use the site without hitting errors.