DreamHost incident

Shared Server - Service Disruption

Resolved after 5 hours 12 minutes, affecting Web Services and Web Services (Web Services — Web Hosting), on May 8, 2026.

monitoring May 08, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC

Our Technical Operations team has located the cause of the shared server instability and implemented a resolution. We are currently monitoring all impacted servers for continued stability.

Started
May 08, 2026, 05:52 PM UTC
Resolved
May 08, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC
Duration
5h 12m
Detected by Pingoru
May 08, 2026, 05:52 PM UTC

Affected components

Web ServicesWeb Services (Web Services — Web Hosting)

Update timeline

  1. investigating May 08, 2026, 05:52 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating reports of slowness and connectivity issues affecting some shared servers within our PDX1 and IAD1 networks. Our Technical Operations team is working to pinpoint the cause and restore normal functionality as quickly as possible. We will provide further updates as more information becomes available.

  2. monitoring May 08, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC

    Our Technical Operations team has located the cause of the shared server instability and implemented a resolution. We are currently monitoring all impacted servers for continued stability.

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