Actually I did a complete reinstall on a new VM. Hence the DNS change. Also went to a single server instead of separate web and db. Also moved the search/stream functionality to Elasticsearch. Also upgraded to MariaDB 10.3.
I should've done this before but forgot. Here's a gallery for the trip. Upload your photos there.
https://ohioriders.net/index.php?/gallery/category/11-ohio-riders-invades-deals-gap-2018/
@Steve Butters and @JustinNck1 Check the activity streams and let me know whether the problem is gone or not. The indexes are rebuilding, but should be finished soon.