CMS First Spirit
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FirstSpirit is an enterprise content management system (CMS) that enables the centralized management, maintenance, and publication of digital content. At HM, the websites of the umbrella brand (hm.edu), the faculties and study faculties, the library, the research institutes, as well as several microsites are maintained using the FirstSpirit applications “SiteArchitect” and “ContentCreator.”
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Resolved: Translation Studio CMS module incident
Disrupted – Resolved after 4d 1h 28m
Update: The issue in the CMS module “Translation Studio” has been resolved. Translations can once again be carried out as normal.
Original message: Since yesterday’s update, there has been an issue in the CMS module “Translation Studio”. Translations are not being written back to the CMS.
Only the automatic translation function in the DachmarkePG project is affected. All other projects and functionalities in First Spirit are working as usual.
The vendor has been notified and is working on a solution to the problem. We will notify you promptly.
Update CMS
Maintenance – Resolved after 2h 0m
The monthly CMS update will take place on Wednesday, 1 July 2026, from 07:00 to 09:00. The CMS cannot be used during this period. From 09:00 onwards, you can log in again as usual and make changes to the HM websites.
Resolved: Air conditioning failure in Room R, server shutdown
Disrupted – Resolved after 1d 21h 9m
Update 29.06.226 · 16:11 hrs
The services are now available again as usual.
Update 29.06.26 · 08:45 hrs
The air conditioning was put back into operation by Building Management.
The affected services are currently being restored step by step. Please note that there may still be intermittent limitations over the course of the day.
Original notice 27.06.26 · 19:02 hrs
The failure of the air conditioning in the R Building unfortunately forces us to shut down the majority of our IT services. Please also expect restrictions and performance degradation on the other services due to reduced system performance.
Together with Building Management, we are working intensively on a solution.
We will keep you informed here about further developments.
HM Central IT regrets the inconvenience caused!
Update CMS
Maintenance – Resolved after 2h 0m
The monthly CMS update will take place on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, from 07:00 to 09:00. The CMS will be unavailable during this period. From 09:00, you can log in again as usual and make changes to the HM websites.
Update CMS
Maintenance – Resolved after 2h 0m
The monthly CMS update will take place on Wednesday, 06.05.2026, from 07:00 to 09:00. The CMS cannot be used during this period. From 09:00 you can log in again as usual and make changes to the HM websites.
Update CMS
Maintenance – Resolved after 1h 21m
The monthly CMS update will take place on Wednesday, 08.04.2026, from 07:00 to 09:00. The CMS cannot be used during this period. From 09:00, you can log in as usual and make changes to the HM websites.
Update the CMS
Maintenance – Resolved after 2h 0m
The monthly CMS update will take place on Wednesday, 11 March 2026, from 07:00 to 09:00. The CMS cannot be used during this period. Starting at 09:00, you can log in again as usual and make changes to the HM websites.
Update CMS
Maintenance – Resolved after 2h 0m
The monthly CMS update will take place on Wednesday, 11 February 2026, from 07:00 to 09:00. The CMS will be unavailable during this period. From 09:00, you can log in again as usual and make changes to the HM websites.
The issue with the First Spirit CMS has been resolved.
Disrupted – Resolved after 1h 36m
Dear colleagues,
You can log in to FirstSpirit again!
Background: The FirstSpirit provider Crownpeak had reported a general disruption affecting logins to the CMS cloud. Logging in was not possible.
You can also find the latest information directly from the provider: https://firstspiritstatus.crownpeak.com/
The “Baukasten” was not affected by this disruption.