Hey Tap community
If you’ve been wondering why things have seemed a little quiet lately, it’s because we’ve been hard at work behind the scenes, and today, We are excited to finally share the full story and what’s coming next.
Laying the groundwork for the next wave of features
Over the past five years, Tap’s fast-paced, lean approach helped us grow quickly. But growth brought challenges.
Our infrastructure, built for a much smaller platform, was starting to hold us back, especially during big launches or promotions. It wasn’t scaling the way you, our community, deserved.
Rather than continue patching and stretching it, we made the bold decision to rebuild Tap’s core systems from the ground up, upgrading to a modern, flexible architecture built for real growth.
It wasn’t easy. It meant months of intense work, rewriting large parts of our platform. That’s why new features slowed down, because we were laying a much stronger foundation for the future.
Now, we're Ready to start the rollout
After months of development and testing, we’re kicking off Phase 1 of the migration to our new infrastructure.
📅 Maintenance Window
- Starts: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 21:30 UTC
- Ends: Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 07:30 UTC
- Impact: Tap services will be temporarily unavailable for about 10 hours
This maintenance allows us to move our internal Tap team to the new system, a critical step before we start migrating you, our users.
We've scheduled it overnight to minimise disruption, and our team will be working around the clock to ensure everything runs smoothly.
What happens after this?
Once internal testing is complete, we'll begin carefully moving users over in phases:
- Phase 2: Migrate select groups of users, monitor closely, fine-tune.
- Phase 3: Roll out to all users, officially retiring the old system.
Each phase brings us closer to a faster, more reliable Tap, one that’s ready to scale with our growing community and deliver new features faster than ever.
The future starts now
This upgrade unlocks a future where downtime, failed sign-ups, and app slowdowns are things of the past. Thank you for sticking with us through this transition.
Your patience means everything. We can't wait to show you what’s coming next. The quiet period is ending, and Tap’s next chapter is just beginning.
Stay tuned,
The Tap Team.