Automate Maintenance Mode in Cron same as Laravel

Hi All,

I am able to automate Maintenance Mode in Cron using php artisan down and php artisan up.

This works on a top level however I am no longer able to log in to the backend if laravel is down.

Is there a way that I can automate switching to Maintenance Mode in my October Theme while still being able to log into the backend?

Using php artisan down I see this:

Using Maintenace Mode in the backend I see this:

I’m assuming it’s a routing thing.

Thanks for any input