# Downtime on Saturday 8 August 2026

**URL:** <https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/downtime-on-saturday-8-august-2026/5435>\
**Category:** What's Gone Wrong?\
**Created:** [7 August 2026 09:02 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/downtime-on-saturday-8-august-2026/5435 "2026-08-07T09:02:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Feral\_Techie](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/feral_techie/32/125_2.png) [@Feral\_Techie](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/Feral_Techie)\
**Post date:** [7 August 2026 09:02 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/downtime-on-saturday-8-august-2026/5435/1 "2026-08-07T09:02:38Z")

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The site will be unavailable from 2026-08-08T08:00:00Z for kernel upgrades and a Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to half an hour. As always, check [https://status.firedrake.org/](https://status.firedrake.org/) for updates.

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**Author:** ![Feral\_Techie](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/feral_techie/32/125_2.png) [@Feral\_Techie](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/Feral_Techie)\
**Post date:** [7 August 2026 09:02 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/downtime-on-saturday-8-august-2026/5435/2 "2026-08-07T09:02:44Z")

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**Author:** ![Feral\_Techie](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/feral_techie/32/125_2.png) [@Feral\_Techie](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/Feral_Techie)\
**Post date:** [7 August 2026 09:02 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/downtime-on-saturday-8-august-2026/5435/3 "2026-08-07T09:02:51Z")

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**Author:** ![Feral\_Techie](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/feral_techie/32/125_2.png) [@Feral\_Techie](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/Feral_Techie)\
**Post date:** [8 August 2026 08:34 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/downtime-on-saturday-8-august-2026/5435/4 "2026-08-08T08:34:22Z")

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**Post date:** [8 August 2026 08:34 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/downtime-on-saturday-8-august-2026/5435/5 "2026-08-08T08:34:29Z")

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