---
id: 539
revision: '0'
language: en
title: Turn off the Community History Service
---

:::info
Currently, you can only configure the Community History Service using Status desktop.
:::

You may want to turn off the [Community History Service](./about-the-community-history-service.md) to [protect community members' IP addresses](./about-the-community-history-service#how-chs-works.md) or when your computer runs out of storage space.

## What to expect

- Your community members can't receive messages that are older than 30 days.
- Your community members can no longer download the existing archives for historical messages.

## Turn off the Community History Service

=== "Desktop"

    1. From the navigation sidebar, click your community.
    1. On top of the channel sidebar, click your community logo, then expand the window and click **Edit Community**.
    1. Scroll down and uncheck the **Community history service** box.

:::tip
Turning off the Community History service significantly reduces community members' experience. You can turn it on again by checking the **Community history service** box.
:::