# Hiding the entire forum

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-the-entire-forum/121074
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 22, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-the-entire-forum/121074 "2019-06-22T16:40:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![calebs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/calebs/32/148838_2.png) [@calebs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/calebs)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-the-entire-forum/121074/1 "2019-06-22T16:40:03Z")

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Hello. We are currently making some big changes to our existing forum and would like to hide the entire community from the public eye for a few days. Is that possible?

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### Author: ![justin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/justin/32/157614_2.png) [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-the-entire-forum/121074/2 "2019-06-22T16:43:35Z")

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There are a few ways you might be able to do that, but it depends on the kinds of changes you are making and if you have public users already. Are you able to share any more details about the types of changes you’re making?

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### Author: ![sat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@sat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sat)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-the-entire-forum/121074/3 "2019-06-22T19:13:45Z")

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Here is solution which I used

> [@How to disable access to anyone not coming from a specific IP address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-access-to-anyone-not-coming-from-a-specific-ip-address/114907/8):
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> @pfaffman thank you for the pointers. I fixed it slight_smile Here is solution in case someone needs it. ./launcher enter app from /var/discourse folder Go to '/etc/nginx/ folder and create file ‘whitelist-ip.conf’ add below lines in ‘whitelist-ip.conf’ file allow 192.168.1.1; deny all; open /etc/nginx/conf.d/discourse.conf go to line no 37 see below section, it is for port 443 server { include /etc/nginx/whitelist-ip.conf; } add line ‘include /etc/nginx/whitelist-ip.conf;’ Test Ngin…

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-the-entire-forum/121074/4 "2022-12-05T16:04:36Z")

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-the-entire-forum/121074/5 "2023-01-04T16:04:49Z")

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