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18 August 2026, 10:58: gitlab.uni-freiburg.de is accessible again.
#ufrstatus The issue has been resolved and gitlab.uni-freiburg.de is accessible again.
18 August 2026, 10:51: myAccount maintenance break on 19 August 2026 from 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm
#ufrstatus #wartung There will be a myAccount maintenance window on 19 August 2026 from 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm. Unfortunately, the service will be unavailable during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
18 August 2026, 10:18: gitlab.uni-freiburg.de is currently unavailable.
#ufrstatus #stoerung gitlab.uni-freiburg.de is currently unavailable. We are working to resolve the issue.
2026-08-17 12:07: HISinOne maintenance on Wed. August 19 from 4 PM for approx. 60 min.
#ufrstatus #wartung The campus management system HISinOne (productive, demo, active test) is not available on Wednesday, August 19 from 4 PM for approx. 60 min. due to necessary system maintenance.
2026-08-20 17:00-20:00: Student Mail Service Maintenance (OpenXchange) / Disabling automatic email forwarding
#ufrstatus #maintenance Technical updates for Open-XChange are scheduled for Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, from 5 PM to 8 PM. Please note: Email forwarding to private addresses will be disabled following this update. Service may be intermittently unavailable during this time.
12 August 2026, 11:48: Power cut at the University IT Services on 15 September
#ufrstatus Power cut at the University IT Services on 15 September from 07:30 to 10:30
11 August 2026, 21:42: ILIAS update successful
#ufrstatus #wartung The ILIAS installations are now fully operational again. Thank you very much for your patience.
11 August 2026, 20:51: ILIAS update
#ufrstatus #wartung Due to urgent updates, the various ILIAS installations are temporarily unavailable. We will publish a status update as soon as the maintenance work is complete.
25 August 2026: 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm Unified Communications System update
#ufrstatus #wartung On 25 August 2026, the University’s central Unified Communications system will be updated. The system will be unavailable between 1.00 pm and 3.00 pm. The following applications will be unavailable during this period: - UC web front-end (OpenScape UC) - Mobile app (OpenScape Mobile Pro) - Windows application (OpenScape UC Application Desktop App) - Call forwarding set up via the web front-end or via one of the UC client apps
7 August 2026 10:02: Note regarding the UniMailbox
#ufrstatus UniMailbox: Issues with generation and login resolved
4 August 2026, 14:58: Open WebUI maintenance period extended until approximately 16:30
#ufrstatus #wartung Open WebUI maintenance break extended until approx. 16:30 – due to lengthy database updates
3 August 2026, 12:00: Maintenance break Open WebUI: Tue 4 August 2026, 14:00 – approx. 15:00
#ufrstatus #wartung Open WebUI will be unavailable tomorrow, Tuesday 4 August 2026, from 14:00 to approximately 15:00, as we will be installing an update to Open WebUI during a scheduled maintenance window.
3 August 2026, 09:18: myAccount maintenance 3 August 2026, 18:00 – 19:00
#ufrstatus #wartung MyAccount maintenance will take place on 3 August 2026 from 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm. Unfortunately, the service will be unavailable during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience caused!
31 July 2026, 10:51: Open WebUI and LLM Proxy maintenance successfully completed
#ufrstatus #wartung Maintenance on the Open WebUI and LLM Proxy has been successfully completed. The services are available again.
31 July 2026 10:25: Open WebUI + LLM Proxy maintenance window 31 July 2026 10:30
#ufrstatus #wartung Open WebUI and LLM-Proxy will be unavailable on 31 July 2026 from 10.30 to 10.45 due to unscheduled maintenance.
2026-07-23 15:54: HISinOne available again
#ufrstatus #wartung The campus management system HISinOne is available again after a successful update.
TODAY from 15:15 – HISinOne unscheduled urgent maintenance for approx. 30 mins.
The HISinOne campus management system will need to be taken offline TODAY at 3.15 pm for approximately 30 minutes due to unscheduled urgent maintenance. Please save your work in good time
22 July 2026 15:35: Problems issuing certificates via HARICA
#ufrstatus #stoerung There are currently issues with the issuance of certificates via HARICA. This affects both ACME requests via the university proxy and direct ACME requests to HARICA.
21 July 2026, 12:00: Maintenance of the GitLab instances
#ufrstatus #wartung The GitLab instances gitlab.rz.uni-freiburg.de and gitlab.uni-freiburg.de will be restarted on 21 July 2026 at 12:00 to provide the servers with additional resources.
20 July 2026 14:31: myAccount is available again
#ufrstatus The myAccount service is available again.
20 July 2026 14:27: myAccount disruption
#ufrstatus #stoerung Unfortunately, myAccount is currently unavailable due to a technical fault. We are working to resolve the issue.
18 July 2026, 20:03: Critical WordPress vulnerability allows code injection via the API (wp2shell)
#ufrstatus Urgent action required: Check and update websites based on WordPress instances. Key pages of the website relaunch are not affected #wartung
17 July 2026 15:10: Re: Student email server 'email.uni-freiburg.de'
#ufrstatus #wartung As part of a maintenance window, adjustments will be made to the calendar function to enable the sending of meeting invitations to external participants. A maintenance window has therefore been scheduled for 23 July 2026 from 17:00 to 20:00. Access to the student email service (email.uni-freiburg.de) may be temporarily unavailable during this period.
17 July 2026 09:47: Important information: Recall of HARICA server certificates
#ufrstatus #stoerung Due to a technical error at HARICA, a large number of server certificates need to be revoked. This affects all server certificates issued between 15 June 2026 and 15 July 2026.
2026-07-10 15:09: HISinOne available again
#ufrstatus #wartung The campus management system HISinOne is available again after a successful update.
2026-07-10 12:22: TODAY from 14:00 PM - HISinOne unscheduled urgent maintenance for approx. 60 min.
#ufrstatus #wartung The campus management system HISinOne system must be taken offline TODAY at 14:00 PM for approx. 60 min. due to unscheduled urgent maintenance work. Please save your entries in time.
9 July 2026, 21:57: ILIAS maintenance period ended
#ufrstatus #wartung Maintenance work on all ILIAS platforms has been successfully completed. The platforms are available again.
9 July 2026, 21:06: Short-term maintenance break on ILIAS, 9 July 2026 – 21:10 – until approx. 23:00
#ufrstatus #wartung Short-term maintenance break on ILIAS, 9 July 2026 – 21:10 – until approx. 23:00
Wednesday, 15 July 2026, in the morning: Main Library building – major update to the Wi-Fi system
#ufrstatus #wartung On the morning of Wednesday 15 July 2026, the Wi-Fi system in the main University Library building will undergo a major update. This is intended to improve system performance. There will be no change to the way connected Wi-Fi clients operate.
8 July 2026, 13:08: The previous Legacy Software Shop (https://ruf.asknet.de/) was closed by its operator, AcademicSoftware, on 30 June 2026
#ufrstatus #stoerung #wartung The previous legacy software shop (https://ruf.asknet.de) was closed by the operator, AcademicSoftware, on 30 June 2026. The university is terminating the underlying contract and will not be switching to the new generation of the shop. In future, the Computer Centre will distribute SPSS licences directly; the installation packages will be available to university members via ILIAS. Microsoft licences are not affected and will continue to be covered by the campus licence agreement. The MATLAB campus licence had already expired. The products previously available in the shop (e.g. Parallels Desktop, CorelDRAW, Camtasia, ABBYY FineReader, EndNote) can now be purchased independently on the open market at EDU rates. The University’s procurement guidelines apply in this regard. Further information and details can be found in the main text of this notice.