diff --git a/GanjooRazor/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs b/GanjooRazor/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
index ea530f03..59796b11 100644
--- a/GanjooRazor/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
+++ b/GanjooRazor/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace GanjooRazor.Pages
         /// <summary>
         /// configration file reader (appsettings.json)
         /// </summary>
-        private readonly IConfiguration _configuration;
+        private readonly IConfiguration Configuration;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// HttpClient instance
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace GanjooRazor.Pages
             IMemoryCache memoryCache
             )
         {
-            _configuration = configuration;
+            Configuration = configuration;
             _httpClient = httpClient;
             _memoryCache = memoryCache;
         }
@@ -511,6 +511,10 @@ namespace GanjooRazor.Pages
         /// <returns></returns>
         public async Task<IActionResult> OnGetAsync()
         {
+            if(bool.Parse(Configuration["MaintenanceMode"]))
+            {
+                return StatusCode(503);
+            }
             LastError = "";
             LoggedIn = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(Request.Cookies["Token"]);
             CanEdit = Request.Cookies["CanEdit"] == "True";
@@ -519,7 +523,7 @@ namespace GanjooRazor.Pages
             IsPoemPage = false;
             IsHomePage = Request.Path == "/";
             PinterestUrl = Request.Query["pinterest_url"];
-            ViewData["GoogleAnalyticsCode"] = _configuration["GoogleAnalyticsCode"];
+            ViewData["GoogleAnalyticsCode"] = Configuration["GoogleAnalyticsCode"];
             GoogleBreadCrumbList breadCrumbList = new GoogleBreadCrumbList();
             Banner = null;
 
diff --git a/GanjooRazor/Pages/errors/503.cshtml b/GanjooRazor/Pages/errors/503.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ddc9243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GanjooRazor/Pages/errors/503.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+@page
+
+@{
+    Layout = null;
+    ViewData["Title"] = "در حال به‌روز رسانی ...";
+}
+
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="fa-IR" dir="rtl">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
+    <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5">
+    <title>
+        @ViewData["Title"]
+    </title>
+
+    <link href="/css/p8.css?version=12" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
+    <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
+    <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" title="گنجور" href="https://ganjoor.net/search.xml" />
+
+</head>
+
+<body>
+    <div id="hdr">
+        <h1><a href="/" title="گنجور"><img src="/image/gm.gif" alt="گنجور" style="width:auto;margin:auto;" /></a></h1>
+    </div>
+
+    <h1 class="text-danger">گنجور در حال به روزرسانی است</h1>
+
+
+    <p class="text-danger">
+        گنجور در حال به‌روزرسانی است. لطفاً لحظاتی دیگر مجدداً تلاش کنید.
+    </p>
+
+</body>
+</html>
+
diff --git a/GanjooRazor/appsettings.json b/GanjooRazor/appsettings.json
index 367a6d76..1565f251 100644
--- a/GanjooRazor/appsettings.json
+++ b/GanjooRazor/appsettings.json
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
   "APIRoot": "http://localhost:3439",
   "GlobalAPIRoot": "http://localhost:3439",
   "SiteUrl": "http://localhost:33081",
-  "ReadOnlyMode": "False"
+  "ReadOnlyMode": "False",
+  "MaintenanceMode": "False"
 }