# Maintenance page workaround - can this be done?

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** cloudflare\
**Created:** [July 31, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maintenance-page-workaround-can-this-be-done/408967 "2026-07-31T08:22:23Z")\
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> [@alltiagocom](#):
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> Also, how are you getting a few seconds of downtime

Because in the two container setup (linked in both of our posts and a non-negotiable dependency) you bootstrap the new build using `./launcher bootstrap web_only` (during which your site is still 100% functional), then you simply destroy and immediately start the newly, already built container (which takes seconds)

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