You refresh.
: If your network (school, work, or ISP) blocks the main .org domain, one of the others may still work.
No Longer An Archive of Our Own: Platform Capitalism and the Gentrification of the Internet ao3 mirror
In technical terms, a "mirror" is an exact copy of a website or dataset hosted on a different server. In the context of AO3, there are two distinct interpretations:
The best mirror is no mirror at all. It’s the original, supported, and standing strong. You refresh
For now, the most reliable AO3 mirror remains the one you build yourself: downloading works you love, donating to the OTW, and advocating for a free, open, and resilient web.
: A primary source work published on the archive itself that details the site's architecture. It explains the use of technologies like (Galera Cluster) to ensure data redundancy and minimize downtime—essentially internal "mirroring" of databases across multiple machines to handle heavy loads. In the context of AO3, there are two
Sometimes AO3 uses secondary domains or status pages to communicate with users during outages.