Server Status
This page will surface the live operational state of the GamesGrid platform once the relaunch is live: real-time server status, scheduled maintenance windows, recent incident reports, and historical uptime statistics. While the platform is pre-launch, this page documents the operational principles the live system will be run under.
For the launch announcement itself, subscribe to the newsletter on the homepage or the downloads page.
Operational Principles
The original GamesGrid (1996–2008) was, for most of its operational life, a high-availability platform — players in different time zones expected to log in and find a working server at any hour. The 2026 platform is being engineered for the same expectation. The operational principles:
- Public uptime reporting. Live operational state is visible on this page in real time. Historical uptime is reported monthly. There is no hidden incident data.
- Scheduled maintenance announced in advance. Maintenance windows that will take the platform offline are announced at least 48 hours in advance, with the planned window clearly stated.
- Incident transparency. Any unplanned outage longer than 15 minutes is logged with a public post-incident report — what happened, when, what was affected, what was done to restore service, and what is being done to prevent recurrence.
- Match integrity during outages. Matches that are interrupted by server-side issues are preserved on the server; players resume from the exact position when the platform returns. No matches are forfeit because the server failed.
- Audit log continuity. The RNG seed audit log and the match record audit log are append-only; they are not affected by operational incidents.
What Will Be Visible on This Page (Post-Launch)
When the platform goes live, this page will display:
| Component | Status | Last incident | 30-day uptime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game server (primary) | (live status) | — | — |
| Bot service | (live status) | — | — |
| Account & rating service | (live status) | — | — |
| Analysis export pipeline | (live status) | — | — |
| Newsletter & marketing site | (live status) | — | — |
Each row will indicate operational (green), degraded (amber), or outage (red), with a click-through to the relevant incident report or maintenance announcement.
Pre-Launch Status
The platform is in active development. There is no production server to report on yet. Newsletter sign-ups, contact form submissions, and the encyclopedia content are served from standard web infrastructure with the operational disposition appropriate to a marketing site.
The encyclopedia content (this site) is mirrored across multiple CDN edges and has effectively continuous availability. If you cannot reach a specific page, the issue is almost certainly transient and resolves within a few minutes; if it does not, please report through the contact page.
See Also
- Homepage
- FAQ — including the "what if my opponent disconnects mid-match" question.
- Community Standards — Automated Match Resolution policy for interrupted matches.
- Contact — reporting platform issues.