.. _Guidelines for Updating the Open edX Platform:

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Guidelines for Updating the Open edX Platform
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.. tags:: site operator

When you update the Open edX Platform, you should not change configuration
files on a running server. Doing so can result in unpredictable problems.

If you need to change settings on a running server, take the following steps.

#. Provision a new server that matches the running server.
#. Make configuration changes on the new server.
#. Start the new server.
#. Reroute traffic from the old server to the new server.
#. Decommission the old server.

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**Maintenance chart**

+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| Review Date  | Working Group Reviewer        |   Release      |Test situation                  |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
|              |                               |                |                                |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+