From e05395765a6b2e5bd0ecd00f31d0b0487c5e8796 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Micha=C5=82=20=27rysiek=27=20Wo=C5=BAniak?= Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:05:58 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] QUICKSTART: note on config changes during disruption --- docs/QUICKSTART.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/QUICKSTART.md b/docs/QUICKSTART.md index de01936..0d8a259 100644 --- a/docs/QUICKSTART.md +++ b/docs/QUICKSTART.md @@ -294,3 +294,9 @@ At this point, for anyone who has visited our site once in a given browser, if o Even if one of the alternative endpoints starts experiencing issues, such visitors will still be able to use the site and access new content, none the wiser that the website is experiencing an outage. On the other hand, anyone who would want to maliciously take our website down, would need to inspect our `config.json`, make a list of alternative endpoints configured there, and make sure they are also taken down — which might be difficult in case of large providers like CloudFront or GitLab. + +> #### Note on config changes during disruption +> +> This set-up also allows us to [deploy changes to `config.json`, including new endpoints](./UPDATING_DURING_DISRUPTION.md). Such changes can be deployed even if our original website is unavailable. +> +> This lets us swap out endpoints dynamically for visitors who had visited our website at least once, as long as at least some of the currently-configured endpoints remain operational and accessible.