# Flow Mainnet Spork on 2022-04-06 08:00am PT

**URL:** <https://forum.flow.com/t/flow-mainnet-spork-on-2022-04-06-08-00am-pt/2956>\
**Category:** Node Operations\
**Created:** [March 30, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/flow-mainnet-spork-on-2022-04-06-08-00am-pt/2956 "2022-03-30T14:24:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![vishal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/49beb7/32.png) [@vishal](https://forum.flow.com/u/vishal)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/flow-mainnet-spork-on-2022-04-06-08-00am-pt/2956/1 "2022-03-30T14:24:21Z")

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Hello dear node operators,

Flow Mainnet will be sporking on **2022-04-06 08:00am PT** going from **Mainnet-16** to **Mainnet-17**. The Flow access nodes will be turned off during that time. Once the spork is complete, at around 11AM PT, a message will be posted on the [message forum](http://forum.flow.com/c/mainnet-sporks) and on Discord requesting you to start your nodes.

Please make sure you have subscribed for updates on [http://forum.flow.com/c/mainnet-sporks](http://forum.flow.com/c/mainnet-sporks).

Your keys will be carried from the current spork, so no need to resubmit the keys.

**Flow Port Staking Downtime During Spork**

We’d also like to note that Flow Port will be inaccessible during the duration of this spork, and staking features will be disabled until 8:00 AM Pacific Time on 04/07/22.

ACTIONS needed from your side on **2022-04-06** :

- Proceed to Step 3 [here](https://docs.onflow.org/node-operation/spork/#step-2---start-your-node) and start your node when you see the announcement “Mainnet Spork Complete” on the forum or Discord.

As always, feel free to reach out on discord for support.