The community's control node maintains your community settings, configuration and functionality. The computer where you create your Status Community or transfer your community's ownership becomes a control node.
As a community owner, you can replace the control node if you need to move your community to another computer. You can only replace the control node if you meet all these conditions:
- Have access to the computer where your community runs.
- Replace the control node within 30 days of the last time your community connected to the internet.
- After replacing the control node, remove the original Status desktop installation to avoid issues with your community.
- In the new control node, members can only access messages from the past 30 days. Older messages, managed by the Community History Service (CHS), are not available on the new control node.
- Keep only one control node running. Trying to run your community with more than one control node can cause unforeseen issues.
You start the process in the current control node and finish it in the new one.
- 1In the new computer, install Status desktop and sign in with your Owner's profile by syncing, entering your recovery phrase or using your Keycard.
- 2The current control node notifies you about a new device added to your profile. In the control node, go toSettings>Syncingand clickSetup syncingnext to your new computer. Wait for the synchronization to finish.
- 3Still in the current control node, in your community settings, clickOverview. Under the content area, clickHow to move control node.
- 4Select the new computer as the control node and clickMove control node.
- 1In the new computer, click your community in the navigation sidebar.
- 2At the top of the channel sidebar, click your community logo and then clickOverview.
- 3Under the content area, clickMake this device the control node.
- 4Check the required boxes and clickMake this device the control node for [your-community]
After you replace your control node on another computer, the new control node shows only the last 30 days of messages. To maintain message history beyond 30 days on the new control node, you need to enable the Community History Service (CHS).
To turn on the Community History Service:
- 1In the new control node, open the Status desktop app.
- 2From the navigation sidebar, click your community.
- 3At the top of the channel sidebar, click your community logo and then clickOverview.
- 4In the top-right corner, clickEdit community.
- 5Scroll down to find theCommunity history servicesetting.
- 6Click the checkbox to enable theCommunity history service, if it's not already enabled.
After you replace the control node, remove the original Status desktop installation.
- 1In the new computer, clickSettingsin the navigation sidebar.
- 2ClickSyncing.
- 3ClickUnpairnext to the original control node and clickUnpairagain to confirm your action.
- 4Uninstall Status desktop from the original control node.
