Kerbal Space Program - A Journey into Mod Metadata Herding

Explore the journey of managing mod metadata for Kerbal Space Program in this conference talk from linux.conf.au 2020. Dive into the challenges faced by the Comprehensive Kerbal Addon Network (CKAN) project, from its inception to scaling issues as the number of tracked mods tripled. Learn about the technical debt accumulated, the impact on reliability, and the solutions implemented to improve the indexing service. Gain insights into managing a service used by over 100,000 non-developers, nearly 1,000 unique mod authors, and tracking over 1,000 individual mods. Discover how the team harnessed their energy to overcome legacy service issues and implement improvements, resulting in impressive new statistics for the project.