# Maintenance of download.slicer.org, slicer.kitware.com and slicer-packages.kitware.com planned for March 9th 2023 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm ET

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/maintenance-of-download-slicer-org-slicer-kitware-com-and-slicer-packages-kitware-com-planned-for-march-9th-2023-6-00pm-to-7-00pm-et/28224>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** maintenance\
**Created:** [March 7, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/maintenance-of-download-slicer-org-slicer-kitware-com-and-slicer-packages-kitware-com-planned-for-march-9th-2023-6-00pm-to-7-00pm-et/28224 "2023-03-07T17:04:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![David\_Owens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/david_owens/32/18685_2.png) [@David\_Owens](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/David_Owens)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/maintenance-of-download-slicer-org-slicer-kitware-com-and-slicer-packages-kitware-com-planned-for-march-9th-2023-6-00pm-to-7-00pm-et/28224/1 "2023-03-07T17:04:17Z")

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

| 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.

> **Web Infrastructure Maintenance**
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> **Starts:** March 9, 2023, 6:00pm (America/New\_York)

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**Author:** ![David\_Owens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/david_owens/32/18685_2.png) [@David\_Owens](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/David_Owens)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/maintenance-of-download-slicer-org-slicer-kitware-com-and-slicer-packages-kitware-com-planned-for-march-9th-2023-6-00pm-to-7-00pm-et/28224/2 "2023-03-09T23:00:47Z")

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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:** ![David\_Owens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/david_owens/32/18685_2.png) [@David\_Owens](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/David_Owens)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/maintenance-of-download-slicer-org-slicer-kitware-com-and-slicer-packages-kitware-com-planned-for-march-9th-2023-6-00pm-to-7-00pm-et/28224/3 "2023-03-09T23:26:19Z")

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