# The V2 network is shutting down **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [January 23, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975 "2020-01-23T17:50:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jocelyn](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jocelyn/32/31_2.png) [@jocelyn](https://forum.storj.io/u/jocelyn)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/1 "2020-01-23T17:50:08Z")
# The V2 network shutdown Today, we’re going to begin shutting down the V2 network, with the final shutdown occurring by the of this month. As a Node Operator on the V2 network, you will likely see some changes occur on your Node. The V3 network was created using the lessons we learned from the previous version, and we couldn’t have made this amazing new network without the contributions. We want to thank you immensely for your efforts and hope you will turn your V2 Nodes into Storage Nodes on the V3 network. Our new V3 network is much more performant, efficient, and reliable than the V2 network, and we’re expecting our first paying customers by the end of the month. That means operating a Node on the V3 network should be much more lucrative than it was on the V2 network. To set up a Storage Node on the V3 network, visit [https://storj.io/sign-up-node-operator](https://storj.io/sign-up-node-operator/) to get started. Thanks again for making the decentralized cloud a reality, The Storj Labs Team ---
**Author:** ![anon68609175](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/letter_avatar/anon68609175/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon68609175](https://forum.storj.io/u/anon68609175)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/2 "2020-01-23T18:08:18Z")
Make a gift to the owners of really verified nodes and “convert” their nodes into verified v3 with 100% payouts. I think v2 operators will be happy with this gift 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bmr](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/bmr/32/67_2.png) [@bmr](https://forum.storj.io/u/bmr)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/3 "2020-01-23T18:35:37Z")
Or bonuses in tokens, for that nano payouts last time. ---
**Author:** ![adriann](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/adriann/32/1126_2.png) [@adriann](https://forum.storj.io/u/adriann)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/4 "2020-01-23T20:54:03Z")
> [@anon68609175](#): > > s. I think v2 operators will be happy with this gift i have received last month 0.003 storj… and over 50 on v3…so i already uninstall it…it was storing about 300 MB. The shutdown should be made 2-3 mounts ago ---
**Author:** ![Th3Van](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/th3van/32/66_2.png) [@Th3Van](https://forum.storj.io/u/Th3Van)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/5 "2020-01-23T22:28:20Z")
Spend so many interesting hours fiddling with those V2 nodes (sigh)… R.I.P. V2 😉 ![billede](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/2X/6/69fbeebdf999d0cb280c46d0d61200696b0e934d.png) ---
**Author:** ![mrkeyboardcommando](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/mrkeyboardcommando/32/71_2.png) [@mrkeyboardcommando](https://forum.storj.io/u/mrkeyboardcommando)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/6 "2020-01-23T22:43:33Z")
Hours and hours trying to tweak and get every last drop of performance out of them. even got some of my colleagues into Storj with V2. Sad thing is… not everyone stuck on to Storj until the V3 network… Thanks v2 (and everyone @ Storj ofcourse 😉), thanks for everything! edit: ooh… and the talking on the Rocketchat server… miss that! ---
**Author:** ![jocelyn](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jocelyn/32/31_2.png) [@jocelyn](https://forum.storj.io/u/jocelyn)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/7 "2020-01-24T03:44:24Z")
Hi, thanks to you too and for sticking with us . ---
**Author:** ![jocelyn](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jocelyn/32/31_2.png) [@jocelyn](https://forum.storj.io/u/jocelyn)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/8 "2020-01-24T03:45:48Z")
PS you cn also jump in conversations here! I know soe folks miss rocketchat. but this format is so easy to organize and search for answers. The camaraderie is still here too, try with a fun attitude and maybe you will enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![PocketSam](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/pocketsam/32/71_2.png) [@PocketSam](https://forum.storj.io/u/PocketSam)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/9 "2020-01-25T04:09:29Z")
Is it OK to switch off V2 node and delete left data? Seemes like [api.storj.io](http://api.storj.io) doesn’t accept connections anymore. {“level”:“error”,“message”:“Unable to connect to bridge: [https://api.storj.io](https://api.storj.io), reason: connect ETIMEDOUT 35.239.195.103:443”,“timestamp”:“2020-01-24T08:58:37.322Z”} ---
**Author:** ![Pentium100](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/pentium100/32/6082_2.png) [@Pentium100](https://forum.storj.io/u/Pentium100)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/10 "2020-01-25T04:31:06Z")
> [@mrkeyboardcommando](#): > > Hours and hours trying to tweak and get every last drop of performance out of them. > even got some of my colleagues into Storj with V2. I even modded the node software so it worked better (using files instead of the weird database to store data). ---
**Author:** ![jocelyn](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jocelyn/32/31_2.png) [@jocelyn](https://forum.storj.io/u/jocelyn)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/11 "2020-01-25T04:33:16Z")
Hi @PocketSam I’ll find out for you. thanks. ---
**Author:** ![jocelyn](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jocelyn/32/31_2.png) [@jocelyn](https://forum.storj.io/u/jocelyn)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/13 "2020-01-25T04:52:32Z")
@PocketSam here is your answer: > v2 is actually already mostly shut down > we’re having a ceremonial final shut down next week > but it’s already safe for v2 operators to delete their data. ---
**Author:** ![PocketSam](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/pocketsam/32/71_2.png) [@PocketSam](https://forum.storj.io/u/PocketSam)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/14 "2020-01-25T11:44:42Z")
Thanks for the definite answer! ---
**Author:** ![rajko](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/rajko/32/64_2.png) [@rajko](https://forum.storj.io/u/rajko)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/15 "2020-01-25T18:07:38Z")
Right time to move on V3! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mrkeyboardcommando](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/mrkeyboardcommando/32/71_2.png) [@mrkeyboardcommando](https://forum.storj.io/u/mrkeyboardcommando)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/16 "2020-01-29T10:09:43Z")
is there anything we should notice? do we get a suprise on screen when the network is officially shut down? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mad\_Max](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/mad_max/32/1127_2.png) [@Mad\_Max](https://forum.storj.io/u/Mad_Max)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/17 "2020-01-30T00:21:35Z")
My nodes were disconnected from bridge about a week ago and were not able to reconnect back. So it actually already down. I stopped nodes and deleted remaining data (~ 15 GB) 2 days ago. Farewell Storj V2 ! ---
**Author:** ![Konard](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/konard/32/63_2.png) [@Konard](https://forum.storj.io/u/Konard)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/18 "2020-02-01T10:26:14Z")
How to know that I`m on V2 or V3? ---
**Author:** ![nerdatwork](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/nerdatwork/32/1135_2.png) [@nerdatwork](https://forum.storj.io/u/nerdatwork)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/19 "2020-02-01T10:38:58Z")
Do you see `Storage Node Dashboard ( Node Version: v0.31.12 )` on your dashboard ? ---
**Author:** ![Konard](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/konard/32/63_2.png) [@Konard](https://forum.storj.io/u/Konard)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/20 "2020-02-01T10:41:52Z")
Yes. I do. But I had to manually turn on the updater to get that version. ---
**Author:** ![nerdatwork](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/nerdatwork/32/1135_2.png) [@nerdatwork](https://forum.storj.io/u/nerdatwork)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975/21 "2020-02-01T10:42:43Z")
Then its V3 and are you using docker or GUI ? [Next page](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-v2-network-is-shutting-down/3975.md?page=2)