# Maintenance of download.slicer.org, slicer.kitware.com and slicer-packages.kitware.com planned for February 3rd 2022 - 10:30am to 12:30pm ET

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/maintenance-of-download-slicer-org-slicer-kitware-com-and-slicer-packages-kitware-com-planned-for-february-3rd-2022-10-30am-to-12-30pm-et/21522>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** maintenance\
**Created:** [January 18, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/maintenance-of-download-slicer-org-slicer-kitware-com-and-slicer-packages-kitware-com-planned-for-february-3rd-2022-10-30am-to-12-30pm-et/21522 "2022-01-18T23:04:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![jcfr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jcfr/32/17825_2.png) [@jcfr](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jcfr)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/maintenance-of-download-slicer-org-slicer-kitware-com-and-slicer-packages-kitware-com-planned-for-february-3rd-2022-10-30am-to-12-30pm-et/21522/1 "2022-01-18T23:04:26Z")

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The following system will be temporarily unavailable while system updates are deployed on the corresponding virtual machines.

implementing REST API service (built on Girder) for managing Slicer application and extension packages

| Server | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `download.slicer.org` | Site allowing to download preview and stable application packages |
| `download-staging.slicer.org` | Testing server to help with development of the download site |
| `slicer-packages.kitware.com` | Slicer packages backend implementing REST API service (built on Girder) for managing Slicer application and extension packages |
| `slicer.kitware.com` | Slicer extensions legacy web application to allow older Slicer releases to install extensions through the extensions manager |

If you have any question, or a critical task to perform at this specific time that would require postponing this update, please reach out.

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**Author:** ![jcfr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jcfr/32/17825_2.png) [@jcfr](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jcfr)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/maintenance-of-download-slicer-org-slicer-kitware-com-and-slicer-packages-kitware-com-planned-for-february-3rd-2022-10-30am-to-12-30pm-et/21522/2 "2022-01-26T20:31:26Z")

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The maintenance has been rescheduled from `January 26th 2022 - 3pm to 5pm ET` to `February 3rd 2022 - 10:30am to 12:30pm ET`

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**Author:** ![jcfr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jcfr/32/17825_2.png) [@jcfr](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jcfr)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/maintenance-of-download-slicer-org-slicer-kitware-com-and-slicer-packages-kitware-com-planned-for-february-3rd-2022-10-30am-to-12-30pm-et/21522/3 "2022-02-03T16:07:21Z")

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**Update:** Maintenance of the servers has been initiated and you should expect downtime within the next 2 hours.

We will follow up when complete.

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**Author:** ![jcfr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jcfr/32/17825_2.png) [@jcfr](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jcfr)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/maintenance-of-download-slicer-org-slicer-kitware-com-and-slicer-packages-kitware-com-planned-for-february-3rd-2022-10-30am-to-12-30pm-et/21522/4 "2022-02-03T16:09:13Z")

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**Author:** ![jcfr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jcfr/32/17825_2.png) [@jcfr](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jcfr)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/maintenance-of-download-slicer-org-slicer-kitware-com-and-slicer-packages-kitware-com-planned-for-february-3rd-2022-10-30am-to-12-30pm-et/21522/5 "2022-02-03T17:35:09Z")

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Maintenance has been completed, let us know if you notice anything out of the ordinary.