# Us-west.pkg.julialang.org is down. How to switch to east?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/us-west-pkg-julialang-org-is-down-how-to-switch-to-east/50973>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, registry\
**Created:** [November 30, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/us-west-pkg-julialang-org-is-down-how-to-switch-to-east/50973 "2020-11-30T02:34:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![tbenst](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tbenst/32/3029_2.png) [@tbenst](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tbenst)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/us-west-pkg-julialang-org-is-down-how-to-switch-to-east/50973/1 "2020-11-30T02:34:47Z")

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I cannot reach [us-west.pkg.julialang.org](http://us-west.pkg.julialang.org), and it appears to be down: [Us-west.pkg.julialang.org down? Current problems and status.](https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/us-west.pkg.julialang.org)

How can I temporarily switch to [https://us-east.pkg.julialang.org/](https://us-east.pkg.julialang.org/)?

Edit: as a hack workaround, I resorted to modifying my `/etc/hosts` file:

```julia
151.101.198.217 pkg.julialang.org
151.101.198.217 us-west.pkg.julialang.org

```

since `ping us-east.pkg.julialang.org` returns that IP.

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**Author:** ![dilumaluthge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/dilumaluthge/32/29283_2.png) [@dilumaluthge](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dilumaluthge)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/us-west-pkg-julialang-org-is-down-how-to-switch-to-east/50973/2 "2020-11-30T02:49:07Z")

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```julia
julia> ENV["JULIA_PKG_SERVER"] = "us-east.pkg.julialang.org"

```