# Help with accessing the admin dashboard for read-only discourse.group instance
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-accessing-the-admin-dashboard-for-read-only-discourse-group-instance/409211
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** free-plan
**Created:** [August 4, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-accessing-the-admin-dashboard-for-read-only-discourse-group-instance/409211 "2026-08-04T01:47:03Z")
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### Author:  [@AJHalili2006](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AJHalili2006)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-accessing-the-admin-dashboard-for-read-only-discourse-group-instance/409211/1 "2026-08-04T01:47:04Z")
I set up `andreijiroh-dev.discourse.group` on the free tier plan to try out Discourse as well as to actually set up a dedicated space for my own community of close friends but because life happens I got an email that the instance is currently in read-only and can’t log in to do the admin chores (including backing up and turning off read-only mode if that exist). Do I need to email support as the only option and self-host instead (I have an homelab server laying around the house for that) if that’s the case.
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### Author:  [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-accessing-the-admin-dashboard-for-read-only-discourse-group-instance/409211/2 "2026-08-04T01:56:07Z")
Hi there, I can help. On our Free plan we require a minimal level of activity to keep the site active—if there are no new registrations or posts for several weeks an automated process kicks in.
I have reprieved the read-only state so you’ll be able to access the site again now. As long as someone posts each week you shouldn’t have any further problems.
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### Author:  [@AJHalili2006](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AJHalili2006)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-accessing-the-admin-dashboard-for-read-only-discourse-group-instance/409211/3 "2026-08-04T16:57:02Z")
Thanks for the help and the details! Will do some activity there soon.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-accessing-the-admin-dashboard-for-read-only-discourse-group-instance/409211/4 "2026-09-03T16:57:52Z")
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