The Qubes Forum is moving to a new home!

[Andrew David Wong]

Dear Qubes community,

Since the [Qubes Forum](https://qubes-os.discourse.group) first
[launched](https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2020/08/20/new-discussion-forum-for-qubes-os-users/)
over nine months ago, it's been far more popular than we anticipated!
While this has been a pleasant surprise, one consequence is that we've
outgrown the [free hosting for open source
projects](https://blog.discourse.org/2018/11/free-hosting-for-open-source-v2/)
that [Discourse](https://www.discourse.org/) has generously been
providing to us. As a result, we must switch to a new paid host. We're
also taking this opportunity to move the forum to our official domain!

In order to ensure a smooth and orderly transition, we're announcing
these changes well in advance. The move is scheduled for *2021-07-01
(July 1)*, which is a little over two weeks from the date of this
announcement. We hope this gives everyone sufficient time to prepare so
that the transition doesn't come as a surprise.

Once the move has been completed, the forum's new address will be:

<https://forum.qubes-os.org>

*Again, this link will _not_ take you to a fully functional forum until
the migration on 2021-07-01.*
We hope that this new address better reflects the forum's [official
nature](https://www.qubes-os.org/support/#forum), as well as being
intuitive and easy to remember. :)

Rest assured, we'll be taking a full backup of the current forum and
copying everything over to the new forum, including all categories,
topics, posts, private messages, and even likes! After the migration,
the old forum will automatically redirect visitors to the new address
for at least a few months.

We'd like to thank you, the Qubes community, for making the forum a
success. Your passion and engagement helps the project grow as we
continue our journey together. On a personal note, I'd also like to give
special recognition to a few individuals whose efforts made this forum
possible to begin with and continue to sustain it. Thank you,
[deeplow](https://www.qubes-os.org/team/#deeplow), [Simon
Newton](https://www.qubes-os.org/team/#simon-newton), and [Michael
Carbone](https://www.qubes-os.org/team/#michael-carbone) for your
tireless work. We wouldn't have this forum without you!

## Important note for U2F two-factor authentication users

If you're using a U2F key for two-factor authentication (2FA) on the
forum, you'll have to use a backup code in order to log in on the new
domain. Alternatively, you can disable two-factor authentication before
the migration and re-enable it afterward. *Please make sure you have
either saved a copy of your backup codes or disabled 2FA before
2021-07-01, or you will be locked out of your forum account!*


This announcement is also available on the Qubes website:
https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2021/06/15/qubes-forum-moving-to-new-home/

--
Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org