Release 17 checklist

[AntonPetrov]

Website

• [x] Update wwwdev search index
• [x] Update database statistics (python manage.py database_stats)
• [x] Update example genome locations and import karyotypes
• [x] Update About Us page (timeline and database growth charts)
• [x] Update RELEASE_ANNOUNCEMENT_URL
• [x] Update database versions in config/expert_databases.py - especially FlyBase and Ensembl
• [x] Add release graphic
• [x] Vacuum analyse full
• [x] Update Postgres web databases
• [x] Update web VMs
• [x] Update public Postgres database
• [x] Update sequence search fasta files
• [x] Update text search export files
• [x] Update FTP archive
• [x] Update www search index and switch to it

Outreach

• [x] Publish blog post
• [x] Announce on the mailing list
• [x] Post on Twitter
• [x] Post an EBI Service news

Review

• [x] Close GitHub release project
• [x] Review GitHub issues
• [x] Sync PRO, DEV, and TEST databases
• [x] Submit sitemap to Google
• [x] Review documentation (RNAcentral Help and Train Online)
• [x] Create release checklist for the next release