Upgrades & Database Optimizations: Downtime Thurs 10pm CST

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Minor upgrades and database optimizations will cause the PF forum to experience downtime for up to 30 minutes, starting at 10 PM CST on Thursday night. Additionally, a brief downtime of 15-20 minutes is expected around 5 AM CST on the same day due to server updates. Users can check the corresponding times in their local time zones via a provided link. Insights will remain accessible during the forum downtime. The updates and optimizations are essential for improving overall performance.
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We need to do a few minor upgrades and perform some database optimizations. Due to the optimizations, PF forum may be down up to 30min. Expect the work to begin around 10pm CST Thursday night. Insights will remain open.
 
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In addition to the downtime tomorrow night, tomorrow morning around 5CST we will experience 15-20min downtime due to some server updates.
 
I presume the updates occurred?
 
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