Welcome
The University IT Services ("RZ") is the IT service provider for the University of Freiburg. The RZ has been the central operating facility since 1966. We provide the IT infrastructure for the university. On our web pages you will find all information about our tasks and services.
Further instructions and information regarding our services are available in the RZ-Wiki (currently available only in German).
Current Announcements
RSS-Feed abonnieren | Twitter | Alerts and Malfunctions | News-Archive
| Title | Creation Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 27 April 2026, 22:39: Maintenance of the ILIAS systems has been completed | Apr 27, 2026 10:39 PM | #ufrstatus #wartung Following a successful maintenance window, all ILIAS-based systems (Lehre, medicAL, kosmic, eklausur and wb) are now fully operational again. |
| 27 April 2026, 14:08: Maintenance work on the CommuniGate email system | Apr 27, 2026 02:11 PM | #ufrstatus #wartung #stoerung As part of our ongoing fault analysis, the mail server is being restarted on the recommendation of the software manufacturer. This may result in a brief interruption to the mail system. Sent emails will not be lost. We thank you for your understanding and apologise for any inconvenience caused. |
| 27 April 2026, 13:45: BigBlueButton and Firefox are causing problems | Apr 27, 2026 01:47 PM | #ufrstatus #stoerung We are currently receiving an increasing number of reports of issues establishing the BBB audio connection with Firefox. If you experience any problems, please switch to a Chromium-based browser such as Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Brave. We will keep you updated. |
| 27 April 2026, 9.00 pm: Maintenance break for ILIAS-based systems | Apr 27, 2026 10:30 AM | #ufrstatus #wartung Due to an urgent security update, all ILIAS-based systems (Lehre, medicAL, WB, eklausur and kosmic) will be temporarily unavailable from 21:00 on 27 April 2026. |
| 22 April 2026, 14:54: CommuniGate email system is back online | Apr 22, 2026 03:06 PM | #ufrstatus #stoerung CommuniGate, the email system for staff at the University of Freiburg, is now up and running again. Investigations into the cause of the outage are still ongoing. |
| 22 April 2026, 13:30: Current disruptions to the CommuniGate email system | Apr 22, 2026 01:32 PM | #ufrstatus #wartung #stoerung CommuniGate, the email system for staff at the University of Freiburg, is currently unavailable due to a technical fault. We are working flat out to investigate the issue and find a solution. We will post an update here as soon as we have an initial assessment of the situation and can confirm when the service will be restored. |
| 22 April 2026, 13:02: Delay in email delivery | Apr 22, 2026 01:03 PM | #ufrstatus #stoerung Due to a high volume of emails, automatic security measures have been triggered, which may currently be causing delays in email delivery. Your messages will not be lost; they will simply be delivered at a later time. |
| 13 April 2026, 11:01: myAccount maintenance – 13 April 2026, 6.00 pm – 7.00 pm | Apr 13, 2026 11:02 AM | #ufrstatus #wartung Unfortunately, the myAccount service will be unavailable on 13 April 2026 from 6.00 pm to approximately 7.00 pm. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. |
| 9 April 2026, 11:47: bwSync&Share: The bwSync&Share service will be unavailable on 16 April 2026 from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm. | Apr 09, 2026 11:48 AM | #ufrstatus #bwSync&Share: Postponement of today’s scheduled update (Nextcloud) – service unavailable |
| 9 April 2026, 10:15: Open WebUI maintenance window successfully completed | Apr 09, 2026 10:17 AM | #ufrstatus #wartung The Open WebUI is available again following the successful completion of maintenance work. |
| 8 April 2026, 14:52: Open WebUI maintenance window, Thursday 9 April 2026, 09:30 | Apr 08, 2026 02:54 PM | #ufrstatus #wartung Open WebUI will be unavailable on Thursday, 9 April 2026, from 09:30 to approximately 10:00 due to maintenance work |
| 8 April 2026, 09:30: Beware of fake emails | Apr 08, 2026 09:43 AM | #ufrstatus There are currently fake emails circulating with subject lines such as ‘Donation of a Yamaha baby grand piano for a loving home.!!!’ or similar. |
| 31 March 2026 15:47: bwSync&Share: On 9 April 2026, the bwSync&Share service will be unavailable from 18:00 to 20:00. | Mar 31, 2026 03:48 PM | #ufrstatus #bwSync&Share: Update (Nextcloud) – Service unavailable |
| 31 March 2026 14:18: bwLehrpool-remote: Update successful | Mar 31, 2026 02:19 PM | #ufrstatus #wartung The update has been successfully completed; bwLehrpool-remote is now available as usual. |
| 30 March 2026, 15:40: bwLehrpool-remote: Updates, 31 March, 2–3 pm | Mar 30, 2026 03:43 PM | #ufrstatus #wartung Tomorrow, Tuesday 31 March 2026, bwLehrpool-remote will be unavailable between 2.00 pm and 3.00 pm due to an update. |