# The site is offline when installing the plugin

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-site-is-offline-when-installing-the-plugin/297627>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [March 2, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-site-is-offline-when-installing-the-plugin/297627 "2024-03-02T19:27:59Z")\
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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:** [March 3, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-site-is-offline-when-installing-the-plugin/297627/17 "2024-03-03T20:31:36Z")

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Yes. Down time is usually under a minute, but you’ll need enough ram or swap to rebuild one container while the other builds.

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