Cloudways incident

Rackspace Webmail Login & Mailbox Provisioning Issues

Resolved after 1 day 6 hours, affecting Rackspace Email, on October 12, 2026.

resolved Oct 13, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC

We have confirmed that the upstream Rackspace email service issue has been fully resolved. All services, including webmail portal logins, third-party email clients, and mailbox creation, are now functioning normally. Thank you for your patience during this time.

Started
Oct 12, 2026, 05:00 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 13, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC
Duration
1d 6h
Detected by Pingoru
Oct 12, 2026, 05:00 AM UTC

Affected components

Rackspace Email

Update timeline

  1. investigating Oct 12, 2026, 05:00 AM UTC

    We are currently aware of an issue affecting Rackspace email services. Users may experience difficulty logging into their email accounts via the webmail portal or third-party email clients, as well as errors when creating new mailboxes. The Rackspace team has identified the root cause and is actively working on a resolution. We are closely monitoring the situation and will provide further updates as new information becomes available. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

  2. resolved Oct 13, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC

    We have confirmed that the upstream Rackspace email service issue has been fully resolved. All services, including webmail portal logins, third-party email clients, and mailbox creation, are now functioning normally. Thank you for your patience during this time.

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