Weird, > use nodebb switched to db nodebb > db.objects.update({ _key: "config" }, { $set: { "maintenanceMode": 1 } }); WriteResult({ "nMatched" : 1, "nUpserted" : 0, "nModified" : 1 }) NodeBB restart. It's working, checked APC and the switch is turned on. I think i was loged in as administrator before, but i was checking maintenance page in APC and switch was turned off.

@psychobunny said: BTW, this has been available the whole time at https://community.nodebb.org/502.html I'd love to say that's where my screenshot came from but spending the day spamming F5 is closer to the mark Thanks for the Gist. Those animations...

@jun said: a forbidden word. voldemort? Maintenance mode locks access to everyone except UID 1. But you should get a " this page is down for maintenance" message. Not 403 forbodën.