# Update private plugin without rebuilding the application

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-private-plugin-without-rebuilding-the-application/63286>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 24, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-private-plugin-without-rebuilding-the-application/63286 "2017-05-24T14:44:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-private-plugin-without-rebuilding-the-application/63286/2 "2017-05-24T15:04:44Z")

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> [@net\_deamon](#):
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> Due to this, in order to upgrade private plugin, I have to rebuild the app, which results in downtime.

The first thing I would do here is split it into 2 containers, one data and one web.

That way you can bootstrap a new web container while the site is running.

Not against making `/admin/upgrade` smarter, feel free to send through a PR in that department.

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