# Maintenance

Scheduling maintenance is a way to let your page viewers know ahead of time when you will be unavailable due to maintenance. Scheduling maintenance will add the information to your status page and also send a notification to those who have opted-in to receive notifications.

## Add Schedule Maintenance

To schedule maintenance,

1. Navigate to **Status Page** -> select or search for your desired status page.
2. Click on the status page to navigate to the **Status Page Details page**.
3. In the **Maintenance Section**, click **Add Schedule Maintenance**.
4. Enter the **Maintenance Name**.
5. Select a **Start Date**, **Duration**, and **End Date** and **Time**.
6. Select one or a component from the drop-down. You can add multiple components to a status page maintenance together.
7. Enter a **note** to provide further details on the maintenance.
8. Click **Save**.

{% hint style="warning" %} <mark style="color:orange;">**Important**</mark>:

It's important to note that the **Maintenance Title** is an internal field visible exclusively in the admin dashboard. It serves as a reference for internal users to understand the purpose behind scheduling a specific maintenance event.\
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While the **Maintenance Note** is an external field that will be displayed in a specific format on the page. It is used to inform subscribers about the reason behind scheduling maintenance.
{% endhint %}

## Edit Schedule Maintenance

To edit scheduled maintenance,

1. Navigate to **Status Page** -> select or search for your desired status page.
2. Click on the status page to navigate to the **Status Page Details page**.
3. In the **Maintenance Section**, hover over any of the scheduled maintenance and click **Edit**.
4. Once you have edited your preferred changes, click **Save**.

## Delete Schedule Maintenance

To delete scheduled maintenance,

1. Navigate to **Status Page** -> select or search for your desired status page.
2. Click on the status page to navigate to the **Status Page Details page**.
3. In the **Maintenance Section**, hover over any of the scheduled maintenance and click **Delete**.
4. A confirmation modal will open, choose between deleting this event or all following events too.
5. Click **Delete**.

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