# Flow Mainnet spork on 2022-11-02 08:00am PT

**URL:** <https://forum.flow.com/t/flow-mainnet-spork-on-2022-11-02-08-00am-pt/3766>\
**Category:** Node Operations\
**Created:** [October 26, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/flow-mainnet-spork-on-2022-11-02-08-00am-pt/3766 "2022-10-26T21:10:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/flow-mainnet-spork-on-2022-11-02-08-00am-pt/3766/1 "2022-10-26T21:10:24Z")

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Hello node operators,

Flow Mainnet will be sporking on **2022-11-02 08:00am PT/ 3:00 pm UTC** going from Mainnet-19 to **Mainnet-20**.

The Flow access nodes will be turned off during that time. Once the spork is complete, at around **9:30 AM 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) or have joined the Discord `#flow-validators` channel.

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 11/03/22.

**ACTIONS** needed from your side on **2022-11-02** :

- Perform [Step 1](https://docs.onflow.org/node-operation/spork/#step-1---cleaning-up-previous-spork-state) and then [Step 2](https://docs.onflow.org/node-operation/spork/#step-2---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.

Hot-stuff start up time is `--hotstuff-startup-time=2022-11-02T16:30:00Z` (updated) (applies only to collection and consensus nodes).

We will request you to start your node at **9:30 AM pacific** \*

[Release notes](https://github.com/onflow/flow-go/releases/tag/v0.28.3)

Thank you,  
Flow Team
