npm: skimdb.npmjs.com has been replaced
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Today we replaced skimdb.npmjs.com, the server that provides a public replication endpoint for un-scoped npm packages. The new server is running on new hardware, which should help solve stability issues that we have seen over the past several weeks. Users consuming the CouchDB _changes feed should reset their sequence number.
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Status incident (vendor impact label: none) posted by npm, started 2016-10-18 20:56 UTC, resolved after 0 min, 1 update(s).
- Title
- skimdb.npmjs.com has been replaced
- Vendor
- npm
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- https://rewindex.com/company/npm/incidents/59sfb25x5vz6
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