# Stuck in 'Read Only' Mode

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/stuck-in-read-only-mode/42820
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** read-only
**Created:** [April 19, 2016, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stuck-in-read-only-mode/42820 "2016-04-19T12:09:13Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stuck-in-read-only-mode/42820/2 "2016-04-19T13:18:40Z")

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If you can ssh into the site host, try this :

```plaintext
./launcher enter app
rails c
Discourse.disable_readonly_mode

```

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