Maintenance Windows
Suppress alerts during planned maintenance to prevent false alarms.
Maintenance Windows
What Is Maintenance Mode?
When you know your site will be temporarily down for updates, deployments, or migrations, enable maintenance mode to:
- Suppress all alerts — No false alarm notifications
- Exclude from uptime — Planned downtime doesn't affect your uptime percentage
- Inform your team — Dashboard shows maintenance status with notes
How to Enable
- Go to your site's Settings
- Click "Enable Maintenance Mode"
- Optionally set an end time (auto-disables when reached)
- Add maintenance notes (what you're doing)
Scheduled Maintenance
For recurring maintenance windows:
- Go to your site's Maintenance tab
- Create a schedule (e.g., every Sunday 2–4 AM)
- LemWatch automatically enters and exits maintenance mode
During Maintenance
- Dashboard shows a 🔧 icon next to the site
- Team members see your maintenance notes
- Alerts are suppressed but checks still run (so you can verify after)
- Status page (if configured) shows "Scheduled Maintenance"
After Maintenance
When maintenance ends (manually or via scheduled time):
- Normal alerting resumes
- LemWatch runs an immediate check to verify the site is back
- Any issues detected post-maintenance trigger alerts as normal