---
title: Forums Maintenance
active: false
type: maintenance
created_at: 2021-05-24 17:00
starts_at: 2021-05-29 17:00
eta: 2021-05-29 22:0
expire_at: 2021-05-30 17:00
affects: [forums]
force_state: maintenance
---

To prepare for a forums software upgrade we will take a system backup (to use for testing.) During this backup process, the forums may be unavailable.