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How do I put Plone into read-only mode?

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This FAQ applies to: Any version.

When performing certain tasks (upgrades, for instance), it might make sense to put the production site into read-only mode to make sure no content is added while upgrade/migration is performed on a parallel instance, and then overwrite the old database file with the new version.

To set Zope into read-only mode, do the following:

  • In your etc/zope.conf, add:
    • enable-product-installation off
    • read-only-database on
  • If you are running a ZEO setup, make sure the above settings are in all clients, and that the server has the following in 'zeo.conf':
    • read-only true
  • Restart the Zope instance (remember to restart both the clients and the server if you are running a ZEO setup)

Your Plone setup should now be fully functional, but you can't add any content or change any settings while you are in read-only mode, obviously.

by Alexander Limi — last modified May 28, 2007 - 21:48
Contributors: Reinout van Rees
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