<p>Try creating a <code>503.html</code> file at the root of your templates folder. This should override the default template located at <code>craft/app/templates/503.html</code>.</p>

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2014-12-03T13:26:25.063Z
Cool, this did the trick. Noticed the comments in the craft/app/templates/404.html as well. Thanks!
erwinheiser
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2014-12-03T13:00:17.610Z
2014-12-03T13:00:17.610Z
carlcs
<p>Sorry if this is an obvious thing - can't seem to find an answer in the docs.
Where can I edit the system offline message? "service unavailable"</p>

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Where can I edit the "Service Unavailable" page/template?
# Where can I edit the "Service Unavailable" page/template?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-03)

Sorry if this is an obvious thing - can't seem to find an answer in the docs.
Where can I edit the system offline message? "service unavailable"

**Tags:** templating


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-12-03. Score: 9 | Accepted answer

Try creating a `503.html` file at the root of your templates folder. This should override the default template located at `craft/app/templates/503.html`.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Cool, this did the trick. Noticed the comments in the craft/app/templates/404.html as well. Thanks!  

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