Cloudways Outage History

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Cloudways had 58 outages in the last 2 years totaling 2884h 42m of downtime — averaging 2.4 incidents per month.

There were 58 Cloudways outages since September 29, 2025 totaling 2884h 42m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: http://status.cloudways.com

Minor September 1, 2026

Degraded Service Affecting Elastic Email Add-on

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 01, 2026, 07:42 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 02, 2026, 01:20 AM UTC
Duration
17h 37m
Affected: Elastic Email
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Sep 01, 2026, 07:42 AM UTC

    We are aware of an ongoing upstream issue with Elastic Email that is temporarily impacting email delivery for affected Cloudways accounts. Upstream engineers are actively investigating, and our team is closely following their progress. Further updates will be posted here shortly. Thank you for your patience while this is being resolved.

  2. monitoring Sep 01, 2026, 07:47 AM UTC

    Service has been restored for the Elastic Email add-on, and delivery systems are returning to normal operations. We are actively monitoring performance to guarantee full stability. Thank you for your patience while we verify complete restoration.

  3. resolved Sep 02, 2026, 01:20 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 30, 2026

Issue with Adding Domains and Managing DNS Records (DNS Made Easy Addon)

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 30, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 03, 2026, 09:15 AM UTC
Duration
3d 22h
Affected: DNS Made Easy
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Aug 30, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC

    We are currently encountering an issue with adding domains and the records in DNS Made Easy addon. As a result, customers may face difficulties managing their DNS configurations or adding new records or domains. Please rest assured that existing DNS records are resolving correctly and all websites remain fully operational and accessible as expected. Our team is actively investigating the issue and will provide updates as soon as more information is available.

  2. monitoring Aug 31, 2026, 06:48 AM UTC

    The issue with adding new domains and DNS records in the DNS Made Easy add-on has been resolved. We are monitoring the add-on to ensure stability.

  3. resolved Sep 03, 2026, 09:15 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 24, 2026

DigitalOcean Public API Degradation

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 24, 2026, 06:36 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 25, 2026, 08:30 AM UTC
Duration
13h 53m
Affected: DigitalOcean
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Aug 24, 2026, 06:36 PM UTC

    Our upstream provider, DigitalOcean, is currently experiencing an issue affecting its public API. As a result, customers may experience increased response times for API requests, including actions such as server restarts, disk attachments, and DigitalOcean server provisioning. The DigitalOcean engineering team is actively investigating the root cause. We will provide further updates as soon as more information becomes available. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding.

  2. monitoring Aug 24, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC

    Our DigitalOcean Engineering team has implemented mitigation measures to address the issue affecting the DigitalOcean public API and Cloud Control Panel. We are seeing requests succeed, and users should now be able to access the Cloud Control Panel and issue/receive API requests normally. We are currently monitoring the situation to ensure that the service has returned to normal operation and remains stable. We appreciate your patience and will provide an update once the issue is fully confirmed as resolved.

  3. resolved Aug 25, 2026, 08:30 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 20, 2026

WP Rocket incompatibility with WordPress 7.1 (fatal errors)

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 20, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 20, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC
Duration
2h
Affected: Cloudways Cloud Platform Service
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Aug 20, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC

    We have identified an issue causing fatal errors (500 error) on WordPress applications running WordPress 7.1 alongside the WP Rocket plugin. The WP Rocket team has confirmed the issue and is actively working on a resolution. You can monitor their progress and view real-time updates directly on the official WP Rocket Status Page available on this link https://status.wp-rocket.me/. We sincerely apologize for any disruption this may cause and appreciate your patience while a fix is being deployed.

  2. monitoring Aug 20, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC

    The WP Rocket team has released hotfix version v3.23.2.2, which addresses and resolves the issue. Users experiencing this issue are advised to update to WP Rocket v3.23.2.2. Detailed information regarding this issue is available on the WP Rocket Status Page https://status.wp-rocket.me/. Thank you for your patience and cooperation as this issue was investigated and resolved.

  3. resolved Aug 20, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Critical August 11, 2026

Service Disruption - Google Cloud Servers

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 11, 2026, 06:18 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 11, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC
Duration
5h 27m
Affected: Cloudways Cloud Platform Service
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Aug 11, 2026, 06:18 PM UTC

    We are currently experiencing intermittent outages with the Google Cloud servers in multiple regions. We are closely coordinating with the team & actively working to resolve this issue. We will share additional updates as we have more information.

  2. identified Aug 11, 2026, 08:39 PM UTC

    We are still working on the outages affecting Google Cloud servers across multiple regions. Our engineering team is actively coordinating with the relevant infrastructure teams to identify the root cause and is working toward resolution. We will share the next update as soon as new information becomes available. Thank you for your patience and kind understanding.

  3. monitoring Aug 11, 2026, 09:43 PM UTC

    Our team is closely monitoring the situation, and we expect things to be back to normal within a few hours. We'll continue to keep an eye on things and will post an update as soon as we have more to share. We appreciate your patience.

  4. resolved Aug 11, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC

    The issue has been fully resolved and all services are now back to normal operation. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience.

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Major August 8, 2026

DigitalOcean || Server Provisioning Issue

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 08, 2026, 09:33 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 09, 2026, 07:11 AM UTC
Duration
9h 37m
Affected: DigitalOcean
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Aug 08, 2026, 09:33 PM UTC

    We have identified an issue with our service provider, DigitalOcean, affecting their servers. Customers may experience failures when creating new servers and performing Disaster Recovery operations. The issue is limited to DigitalOcean servers. Their team is working to fix the issue and we will provide further updates as more information becomes available.

  2. resolved Aug 09, 2026, 07:11 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 8, 2026

Monitoring on Recent Platform Maintenance activity

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 08, 2026, 07:18 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 08, 2026, 02:54 PM UTC
Duration
7h 35m
Affected: Cloudways Cloud Platform Console
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Aug 08, 2026, 07:18 AM UTC

    We have just conducted an important platform maintenance to deploy a new feature—Per-Application PHP Version Selection—during the following window: Activity start time: 8th August, 06:00 UTC Activity end time: 8th August, 06:30 UTC To ensure full platform stability and a seamless rollout, our engineering team is taking extra care during this process. Original Window: August 8, 06:00 UTC – 06:30 UTC Current Status: In Monitoring While all core platform remains functional, and we are closely managing the update. Your cooperation in this regard is highly appreciated.

  2. resolved Aug 08, 2026, 02:54 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 3, 2026

Issue with Rackspace Email Addon

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 03, 2026, 02:41 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 04, 2026, 06:56 AM UTC
Duration
16h 15m
Affected: Rackspace Email
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Aug 03, 2026, 02:41 PM UTC

    We are experiencing issues when adding or deleting Rackspace mailboxes, or updating mailbox passwords, through our Platform. This is resulting in errors for affected users. We are working with the Rackspace team to resolve this issue and will update you as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

  2. monitoring Aug 04, 2026, 06:56 AM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Aug 04, 2026, 06:56 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 3, 2026

Issue with Inbox on Support Chat Tool

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 03, 2026, 02:23 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 03, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC
Duration
8h 5m
Affected: Cloudways Support
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Aug 03, 2026, 02:23 PM UTC

    Our team is aware and investigating the issue with our support chat tool, impacting the Inbox, and Messenger. As a result, customers may encounter errors while reporting support issues through chat during this period. You can reach out to us for immediate assistance on ticket support.

  2. resolved Aug 03, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice July 23, 2026

Service Disruption: feedback.cloudways.com

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 23, 2026, 05:34 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 24, 2026, 06:36 AM UTC
Duration
13h 2m
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jul 23, 2026, 05:34 PM UTC

    We are aware that https://feedback.cloudways.com/ is currently inaccessible for our users. Our engineering team is actively investigating the issue and working to restore access as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience while we work to resolve this issue. Further updates will be shared as soon as more information becomes available.

  2. monitoring Jul 24, 2026, 06:36 AM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Jul 24, 2026, 06:36 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major July 19, 2026

Connectivity Issue || Bangalore (BLR1) || DigitalOcean

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 19, 2026, 08:24 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 19, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC
Duration
1h 56m
Affected: DigitalOcean
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Jul 19, 2026, 08:24 AM UTC

    We are investigating a connectivity issue with DigitalOcean in Bangalore. During this time, users may experience connection timeouts and errors for all services deployed in this data center. We will share additional updates as we have more information.

  2. resolved Jul 19, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice July 14, 2026

Cloudways Autonomous: Partial Service Degradation in London

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 14, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 15, 2026, 08:18 AM UTC
Duration
22h 9m
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jul 14, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC

    Some Cloudways Autonomous applications hosted in the London region may experience temporary connectivity issues due to a partial disruption. Our team is actively working with the infrastructure provider to restore full stability as quickly as possible.

  2. monitoring Jul 14, 2026, 01:19 PM UTC

    The majority of applications have resumed normal operation and services are largely restored. Our team continues to closely monitor the situation to ensure full stability.

  3. resolved Jul 15, 2026, 08:18 AM UTC

    The issue has been resolved. Please contact our support if you continue to experience any related issues.

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Major July 13, 2026

VULTR Outage Affecting Frankfurt Region

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 13, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 13, 2026, 03:49 PM UTC
Duration
3h 23m
Affected: Vultr
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Jul 13, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC

    Our upstream provider VULTR has reported that an outage or maintenance window is affecting a subset of users in the Frankfurt region. We will continue to monitor the situation and share further updates as they become available.

  2. monitoring Jul 13, 2026, 03:38 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Jul 13, 2026, 03:49 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice July 1, 2026

Cloudways Platform UI issues

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 01, 2026, 09:38 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 01, 2026, 02:52 PM UTC
Duration
5h 14m
Affected: Cloudways Cloud Platform Console
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jul 01, 2026, 09:38 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating an issue with the Cloudways Platform Console. Some users may experience intermittent performance issues, loading errors, or frequent, unexpected logouts while navigating the dashboard. Our engineering team is actively diagnosing the root cause to restore full stability as quickly as possible. Please note that this does not affect your hosted applications or live websites, which remain fully online and operational. We sincerely apologize for the disruption and will provide another update as soon as more information becomes available.

  2. monitoring Jul 01, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC

    We have identified the root cause affecting the Platform Console UI and have deployed a fix. Users should now be able to log in and navigate the dashboard normally without experiencing unexpected logouts. We are closely monitoring the platform's stability to ensure performance remains optimal. Thank you for your patience while we resolved this.

  3. resolved Jul 01, 2026, 02:52 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice June 30, 2026

Autonomous: Storage Issue in US South Carolina Region

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 30, 2026, 12:36 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 01, 2026, 09:35 AM UTC
Duration
20h 58m
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jun 30, 2026, 12:36 PM UTC

    We are currently experiencing an infrastructure issue caused by a storage malfunction in USSC Region. This may result in degraded performance or service disruptions for some users. Our team is actively investigating and working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. We will provide further updates as more information becomes available. We apologize for the inconvenience.

  2. monitoring Jun 30, 2026, 03:53 PM UTC

    We are seeing positive signs of recovery following the storage malfunction in the USSC Region. The majority of applications have resumed normal operation and services are largely restored. Our team continues to closely monitor the situation to ensure full stability. We will provide a further update once we have confirmed complete resolution. We appreciate your patience throughout this incident.

  3. resolved Jul 01, 2026, 09:35 AM UTC

    The issue has been resolved. Please contact our support if you continue to experience any related issues.

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Major June 22, 2026

Vultr Partial Outage (Frankfurt, Germany)

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 22, 2026, 09:56 AM UTC
Resolved
Jun 23, 2026, 02:41 AM UTC
Duration
16h 44m
Affected: Vultr
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jun 22, 2026, 09:56 AM UTC

    Our upstream provider, Vultr, is currently experiencing a partial outage at their Frankfurt, Germany location. Their engineering team is actively working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. We regret any inconvenience this may cause.

  2. resolved Jun 23, 2026, 02:41 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major June 6, 2026

Partial Outage at Chicago - United States (Vultr)

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 06, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC
Resolved
Jun 06, 2026, 05:04 AM UTC
Duration
4h 26m
Affected: Vultr
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jun 06, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC

    Our upstream provider Vultr is currently experiencing a partial outage in their Chicago - United States location. Their engineering team is actively working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. We regret any inconvenience this may cause.

  2. resolved Jun 06, 2026, 05:04 AM UTC

    Our upstream provider, Vultr, has resolved the network connectivity issue affecting their Chicago location.

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Minor June 1, 2026

Cloudflare Domain Addition Delays and SSL Errors

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 01, 2026, 03:21 PM UTC
Resolved
Jun 03, 2026, 06:50 AM UTC
Duration
1d 15h
Affected: Cloudflare Enterprise
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jun 01, 2026, 03:21 PM UTC

    Cloudflare is currently investigating issues related to the SaaS Custom Hostname API. Customers may experience slow responses when adding new domains, and newly added domains may also encounter SSL-related errors. Existing domains or applications using Cloudflare remain unaffected and are operating normally. We will provide further updates as soon as more information becomes available.

  2. monitoring Jun 02, 2026, 05:37 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented by the Cloudlfare and they are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Jun 03, 2026, 06:50 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor May 25, 2026

Rackspace Mailbox Login and Access Issues

Detected by Pingoru
May 25, 2026, 01:04 PM UTC
Resolved
May 28, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC
Duration
2d 23h
Affected: Rackspace Email
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating May 25, 2026, 01:04 PM UTC

    We are currently receiving multiple reports from customers who are unable to add mailboxes or log in to their Rackspace mailboxes. The issue has already been identified by the Rackspace team, and they are actively working toward a resolution. We will update our status page with further information as soon as we receive additional updates from Rackspace. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience and understanding.

  2. resolved May 28, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor May 20, 2026

Digital Ocean Block Storage Performance Issue - New York Region

Detected by Pingoru
May 20, 2026, 01:31 AM UTC
Resolved
May 20, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC
Duration
11h 8m
Affected: DigitalOcean
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating May 20, 2026, 01:31 AM UTC

    We are observing an issue with some of the Block Storage Volume Performance in the New York region on Digital Ocean. During this time, users may experience degraded write performance and intermittent impact to services dependent on the affected storage infrastructure. Our Engineering team is working closely with DO team to resolve this issue. We apologize for the inconvenience and will share an update once we have more information.

  2. monitoring May 20, 2026, 02:48 AM UTC

    DO team has implemented mitigation measures for the infrastructure issue affecting Block Storage Volumes in the NYC3 region. The team is monitoring the situation, and we will share another update once the issue is fully resolved

  3. resolved May 20, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major May 19, 2026

Vultr Partial Outage (Seoul, Korea)

Detected by Pingoru
May 19, 2026, 02:21 PM UTC
Resolved
May 19, 2026, 05:58 PM UTC
Duration
3h 37m
Affected: Vultr
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating May 19, 2026, 02:21 PM UTC

    Our upstream provider, Vultr, is currently experiencing a partial outage at their Seoul, Korea location. Their engineering team is actively working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. We regret any inconvenience this may cause.

  2. resolved May 19, 2026, 05:58 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice May 16, 2026

MANDATORY MAINTENANCE: Server Restart Required

Detected by Pingoru
May 16, 2026, 09:47 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 27, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC
Duration
103d 2h
Affected: Cloudways Cloud Platform Console
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. identified May 16, 2026, 09:47 AM UTC

    We are running a mandatory maintenance activity across a few of our customers’ servers regarding infrastructure stability upgrades. This will require us to restart the servers which will introduce a brief service interruption. We are expecting the Cloudways Platform to remain fully operational during this activity. This is an ongoing activity and we will provide further updates here. Thank you for your trust in Cloudways.

  2. identified May 16, 2026, 09:49 AM UTC

    We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.

  3. identified Jul 11, 2026, 07:07 AM UTC

    The mandatory maintenance is still underway. Our engineering team is actively working to complete the activity as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience and cooperation in this regard.

  4. resolved Aug 27, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice May 8, 2026

Let's Encrypt API Outage

Detected by Pingoru
May 08, 2026, 08:08 PM UTC
Resolved
May 09, 2026, 01:15 AM UTC
Duration
5h 7m
Affected: Cloudways Cloud Platform Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating May 08, 2026, 08:08 PM UTC

    We have Identified that Let's Encrypt experiencing API service outage. Their team is currently investigating the issue. We will provide updates as soon as more information becomes available. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause

  2. resolved May 09, 2026, 01:15 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice May 8, 2026

VULTR Sydney/Melbourne Region Outage

Detected by Pingoru
May 08, 2026, 05:45 AM UTC
Resolved
May 08, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC
Duration
6h 9m
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating May 08, 2026, 05:45 AM UTC

    We are currently experiencing service disruption affecting Cloudways customers hosted on VULTR infrastructure in the Sydney and Melbourne regions. The VULTR team is actively investigating the issue, and we are closely monitoring the situation. We will share further updates as soon as more information becomes available. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

  2. monitoring May 08, 2026, 08:07 AM UTC

    The service disruption affecting Cloudways customers hosted on VULTR infrastructure in the Sydney and Melbourne regions has now been resolved by the VULTR team. We are continuing to monitor the situation closely to ensure services remain stable. Further updates will be shared if required. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

  3. resolved May 08, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major April 29, 2026

Partial Outage at Seoul - Korea Location (Vultr)

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 29, 2026, 09:58 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 30, 2026, 08:32 AM UTC
Duration
10h 33m
Affected: Vultr
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Apr 29, 2026, 09:58 PM UTC

    Our upstream provider Vultr is currently experiencing a partial outage in their Seoul - Korea location. Their engineering team is actively working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. We regret any inconvenience this may cause.

  2. resolved Apr 30, 2026, 08:32 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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