DreamHost Outage History
DreamHost major outage · 1 active incident View live status →Pingoru has recorded 25 incidents for DreamHost: 25 in the last 12 months and 18 in the last 90 days.
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| Month | Incidents | Hours with an open incident |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 3 | 14 of 744 (2%) |
| June 2026 | 0 | 0 of 720 (0%) |
| July 2026 | 5 | 17 of 744 (2%) |
| August 2026 | 7 | 22 of 744 (3%) |
| September 2026 | 6 | 11 of 720 (2%) |
| October 2026 | 4 | 58 of 552 (11%) |
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Minor October 21, 2026 PHP Security Vulnerability: Protections Are In Place 2d 4h Web Services, Web Services (Web Services — Web Hosting), Web Services (Web Services — Managed VPS Hosting), Web Services (Web Services — DreamPress Hosting) and 1 more
Started Oct 21, 2026, 01:46 PM UTC· resolved Oct 23, 2026, 06:28 PM UTC
- monitoring Oct 21, 2026, 01:46 PM UTC
Our Operations team has implemented protections against the PHP remote code execution vulnerability across all our hosting platforms, including shared, VPS, DreamPress, and dedicated. These protections are active now, and we have not observed any attack traffic related to this issue to date. Patched PHP versions are being released today. Our Technical Operations team is ready to deploy updated PHP builds as soon as they are available. We'll share another update once the patched builds are available.
- monitoring Oct 21, 2026, 04:04 PM UTC
We are currently rolling out PHP's upstream fix fleet-wide. Known attack vectors and confirmed exploit paths across all PHP versions remain closed. Additionally, our Web Application Firewall (WAF) is actively blocking any incoming exploit attempts. We will continue to monitor systems closely as the final upstream fixes finish deploying. The next update will be provided once the fleet-wide deployment is fully complete.
- monitoring Oct 21, 2026, 07:55 PM UTC
We are continuing to roll out PHP updates across all servers and PHP versions. Our systems remain closely monitored as the final updates finish deploying, and we will share our next update once the deployment is complete.
- monitoring Oct 21, 2026, 08:43 PM UTC
We're continuing to roll out PHP's official fix across all servers and expect it to be complete soon. Sites on PHP 8.1 and older are protected by the mitigations we deployed early, before the details were public. Security fixes for these versions, provided under our PHP Extended Support program, are being built and are expected to roll out within the next day. No action is needed on your end. We'll keep you posted and share another update as soon as the rollout is complete.
- monitoring Oct 22, 2026, 05:59 AM UTC
We have successfully completed the deployment of the official PHP security fixes across a large portion of our hosting infrastructure. For our remaining environments, our Operations Team is currently staging packages and running final stability tests to ensure a smooth transition. The mitigations we deployed earlier remains enforced, keeping your sites secure while we complete this final phase. No action is required on your end. We will provide another update once the full rollout has concluded.
- monitoring Oct 22, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC
The official PHP security updates have been applied across the bulk of our network. Operations is currently executing final staging tests and stability checks for the remaining server groups before completing the final deployment phase. All active threat mitigations implemented previously remain live, maintaining full coverage for your application environment. No intervention is needed on your end, and we will send out a notification upon final rollout completion.
- monitoring Oct 22, 2026, 06:12 PM UTC
PHP Security Vulnerability: Protections Are In Place - The official PHP security updates have been applied across the entirety of our network. All active threat mitigations implemented previously remain live, maintaining full coverage for your application environment. No intervention is needed on your end.
Minor October 17, 2026 Panel Login Password Reset Emails Disruption 1h 34m Internal Services, Internal Services (Internal Services — DreamHost Web Panel)
Started Oct 17, 2026, 09:50 PM UTC· resolved Oct 17, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC
- investigating Oct 17, 2026, 09:50 PM UTC
We have identified an issue where some customers are not receiving emails from the DreamHost panel. This includes login verification emails, which are sent when signing in from a new device or location, and password reset emails. Our team is investigating and working to restore email delivery as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and will continue to provide updates.
- monitoring Oct 17, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC
Our team has resolved the issue delaying DreamHost Web Panel emails, including login verification and password reset emails. We're now monitoring to make sure delivery stays stable. Some customers may still receive delayed emails, and expired links can be requested again. We’ll share another update once we’re confident everything is fully resolved.
Minor October 9, 2026 DreamHost Web Panel: Service Disruption 1h Internal Services, Internal Services (Internal Services — DreamHost Web Panel)
Started Oct 09, 2026, 05:05 PM UTC· resolved Oct 09, 2026, 06:06 PM UTC
- investigating Oct 09, 2026, 05:05 PM UTC
Our Operations team is currently investigating connectivity issues affecting the DreamHost Web Panel (https://panel.dreamhost.com/). We‘re working to identify the cause and will share updates as soon as we have more information. We’re sorry for the disruption and appreciate your patience.
- identified Oct 09, 2026, 05:37 PM UTC
Our Operations team has identified the cause of the disruption affecting the DreamHost Web Panel. We’re actively working on a fix and will continue to share updates as progress is made. Thanks for your patience while we work through this.
- monitoring Oct 09, 2026, 05:49 PM UTC
Our Operations team has implemented a fix for the DreamHost Web Panel connectivity issues and is monitoring the situation to ensure that the account panel remains stable. We’ll share another update once we’re confident everything is fully resolved.
Minor September 24, 2026 Domain Registration: Service Disruption (.shop) 54m Web Services, Web Services (Web Services — Domain Registrations)
Started Sep 24, 2026, 08:03 PM UTC· resolved Sep 24, 2026, 08:58 PM UTC
- investigating Sep 24, 2026, 08:03 PM UTC
Our domain registration partner is currently investigating issues affecting Domain Registration services for .shop domains. We’ll share updates as soon as we have more information. We’re sorry for the disruption and appreciate your patience.
- monitoring Sep 24, 2026, 08:09 PM UTC
Our domain registration partner, has implemented a fix for the Domain Registration service disruption impacting .shop domains. We are monitoring the situation to ensure services remain stable and will share another update once we’re confident that everything is fully resolved.
Minor September 20, 2026 Shared Hosting Service Disruption 1h 3m Web Services, Web Services (Web Services — Web Hosting)
Started Sep 20, 2026, 06:44 PM UTC· resolved Sep 20, 2026, 07:47 PM UTC
- investigating Sep 20, 2026, 06:44 PM UTC
Our Operations team is currently investigating a service disruption affecting our Shared Hosting services in our PDX/IAD1/AMS1 data centers. We’re working to identify the cause and will share updates as we have more information. We’re sorry for the disruption and appreciate your patience.
- identified Sep 20, 2026, 07:06 PM UTC
Our Operations team has identified the cause of the disruption affecting Shared Hosting services. We’re actively working on a fix and will share updates as we make progress. Thank you for your patience while we work through this.
Minor September 19, 2026 Network Outage impacting IAD webhosting services 53m Web Services, Web Services (Web Services — Web Hosting), Web Services (Web Services — Managed VPS Hosting), Web Services (Web Services — DreamPress Hosting) and 1 more
Started Sep 19, 2026, 06:03 PM UTC· resolved Sep 19, 2026, 06:57 PM UTC
- investigating Sep 19, 2026, 06:03 PM UTC
Our Technical Operations team is currently investigating connectivity issues affecting a number of services in our IAD data center. Please check the Data Centers page in your DreamHost web panel to see if you’re affected by this issue. We are closely monitoring the situation and will be posting periodic updates as further information becomes available.
- monitoring Sep 19, 2026, 06:13 PM UTC
Our Technical Operations team have pushed out a fix and are now monitoring the situation to ensure we’re back in a fully operational state. We’ll update this post when we’re all clear.
Minor September 15, 2026 Performance and Stability Degradation 7h 40m Web Services, Web Services (Web Services — Web Hosting)
Started Sep 15, 2026, 07:28 AM UTC· resolved Sep 15, 2026, 03:09 PM UTC
- investigating Sep 15, 2026, 07:28 AM UTC
Our Technical Operations team is currently investigating a service disruption affecting our Shared Hosting services in our IAD and PDX datacenter.
- investigating Sep 15, 2026, 07:31 AM UTC
Our Technical Operations team is currently investigating a service disruption affecting our Shared Hosting services in our IAD and PDX datacenter.
- monitoring Sep 15, 2026, 01:52 PM UTC
Our Technical Operations team identified the cause of the shared server instability and implemented a fix. We are currently monitoring all impacted servers for continued stability.
Minor September 9, 2026 LiveChat intermittency 13m Internal Services, Internal Services (Internal Services — LiveChat Support Interface)
Started Sep 09, 2026, 12:39 AM UTC· resolved Sep 09, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC
- investigating Sep 09, 2026, 12:39 AM UTC
Our LiveChat service is currently degraded, causing connection failures and unexpected disconnections. We are actively investigating and will provide updates as soon as we have more information.
Minor September 9, 2026 LiveChat Support Interface: Service Disruption 45m Internal Services, Internal Services (Internal Services — LiveChat Support Interface)
Started Sep 09, 2026, 12:36 AM UTC· resolved Sep 09, 2026, 01:22 AM UTC
- investigating Sep 09, 2026, 12:36 AM UTC
Our Operations team is currently investigating connectivity issues affecting LiveChat Support services. We’re working to identify the cause and will share updates as soon as we have more information. In the meantime, please reach out to our Ticket Support team through the “Contact Support” panel. We’re sorry for the disruption and appreciate your patience.
Major August 24, 2026 DreamHost panel intermittence 1h Internal Services, Internal Services (Internal Services — DreamHost Web Panel)
Started Aug 24, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC· resolved Aug 24, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC
- investigating Aug 24, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC
We're currently investigating reports of connectivity issues with the DreamHost panel. Our team is actively working on identifying the root cause, and we'll share updates here as soon as more information is available.
- identified Aug 24, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC
Our team has identified the root cause of the problem and is now working on a resolution, we will share updates as progress is made.
- monitoring Aug 24, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC
The DreamHost panel is back online. We are actively monitoring the system to ensure continued stability. Thank you for bearing with us.
Major August 18, 2026 Remixer Hosting: Service Disruption 2h 53m Web Services, Web Services (Web Services — Remixer Hosting)
Started Aug 18, 2026, 04:55 PM UTC· resolved Aug 18, 2026, 07:48 PM UTC
- investigating Aug 18, 2026, 04:55 PM UTC
Our operations team is currently investigating a service disruption affecting the Remixer Hosting service. including generations and updates. We’re working to identify the cause and will share updates as soon as we have more information. We’re sorry for the disruption and appreciate your patience.
- identified Aug 18, 2026, 06:42 PM UTC
Our Operations team has identified the cause of the disruption affecting the Remixer Hosting service. We’re actively working on a fix and will continue to share updates as progress is made. Thanks for your patience while we work through this.
- monitoring Aug 18, 2026, 07:05 PM UTC
Our operations team has implemented a fix for the Remixer Hosting service disruption and is monitoring the situation to ensure services remain stable. We’ll share another update once we’re confident everything is fully resolved.
Minor August 14, 2026 Emergency Network Maintenance – PDX Dedicated Server Rack 36m Web Services, Web Services (Web Services — Dedicated Server Hosting)
Started Aug 14, 2026, 06:48 PM UTC· resolved Aug 14, 2026, 07:24 PM UTC
- identified Aug 14, 2026, 06:48 PM UTC
We're performing emergency network maintenance affecting dedicated servers in a rack within our PDX / West Coast data center. We've identified an issue with a secondary network switch that is causing intermittent packet loss and need to reboot the switch to restore normal network traffic. What to expect: Dedicated servers connected to the affected rack may experience a brief interruption in network connectivity while the switch is restarted. Connectivity should recover automatically once the switch is back online. No action is needed on your end. You can confirm which data center your server is located in from the DreamHost panel: https://panel.dreamhost.com/index.cgi?tree=support.dc
- identified Aug 14, 2026, 07:02 PM UTC
Emergency maintenance is now underway for affected dedicated servers in our PDX / West Coast data center. Affected servers may experience approximately 15–20 minutes of downtime while the network equipment is rebooted and connectivity is restored. Services should recover automatically once the maintenance is complete. No action is required on your end.
Major August 5, 2026 Remixer AI service disruption 42m Web Services, Web Services (Web Services — Remixer Hosting)
Started Aug 05, 2026, 03:31 PM UTC· resolved Aug 05, 2026, 04:13 PM UTC
- investigating Aug 05, 2026, 03:31 PM UTC
Our engineers are currently investigating an issue affecting connectivity to Remixer AI. This is directly impacting prompt generation and causing processing failures. We will continue to post updates as more information becomes available.
- monitoring Aug 05, 2026, 03:39 PM UTC
Our Technical Operations team has located the cause of the instability affecting the Remixer service and implemented a resolution. We are currently monitoring all impacted servers for continued stability.
Minor July 29, 2026 Email Hosting: Service Disruption 11h 4m Email Services, Email Services (Email Services — Webmail Interface)
Started Jul 29, 2026, 03:52 PM UTC· resolved Jul 30, 2026, 02:56 AM UTC
- investigating Jul 29, 2026, 03:52 PM UTC
Our Operations team is currently investigating issues affecting webmail services. We’re working to identify the cause and will share updates as soon as we have more information. We’re sorry for the disruption and appreciate your patience.
- identified Jul 29, 2026, 04:59 PM UTC
Our Technical Operations team have identified the cause of the issue impacting mail services and have implemented a resolution. Services have largely been restored, and we are continuing to monitor performance to ensure stability. We’ll share additional updates here as they become available.
- monitoring Jul 29, 2026, 09:57 PM UTC
Our Operations team has implemented a fix for the Email service disruption and is monitoring the situation to ensure services remain stable. We’ll share another update once we’re confident everything is fully resolved.
Major July 23, 2026 BunnyCDN Service Disruption 1h 34m Web Services, Web Services (Web Services — Web Hosting), Web Services (Web Services — Managed VPS Hosting), Web Services (Web Services — DreamPress Hosting) and 1 more
Started Jul 23, 2026, 03:18 AM UTC· resolved Jul 23, 2026, 04:53 AM UTC
- investigating Jul 23, 2026, 03:18 AM UTC
Our Engineering team is currently investigating a service disruption affecting Bunny CDN services. 504 Gateway timeout errors are appearing for websites using BunnyCDN. We’re working to identify the cause and will share updates as soon as we have more information. We’re sorry for the disruption and appreciate your patience.
- investigating Jul 23, 2026, 04:25 AM UTC
Our Operations team has implemented a fix for the connectivity issues with BunnyCDN services and is monitoring the situation to ensure services remain stable. We’ll share another update once we’re confident everything is fully resolved. Thanks again for your patience while we worked to resolve this.
- monitoring Jul 23, 2026, 04:26 AM UTC
Our Operations team has implemented a fix for the connectivity issues with BunnyCDN services and is monitoring the situation to ensure services remain stable. We’ll share another update once we’re confident everything is fully resolved. Thanks again for your patience while we worked to resolve this.
Minor July 22, 2026 Connectivity issues accross our services 2h 37m Web Services, Web Services (Web Services — PHPMyAdmin Interface), Internal Services, Internal Services (Internal Services — DreamHost Web Panel)
Started Jul 22, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC· resolved Jul 23, 2026, 01:18 AM UTC
- investigating Jul 22, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC
Our System Administrators are currently investigating an issue causing connectivity problems across multiple services. This may affect changes made through the panel, preventing them from completing successfully. We apologize for any inconvenience and will provide updates as more information becomes available.
- monitoring Jul 22, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC
Our System Administrators have identified the root cause of the issue, a network misconfiguration. A fix has been deployed, and we are actively monitoring the system to confirm everything is functioning as expected.
Major July 18, 2026 Emergency Maintenance on iad1-a7 55m Web Services, Web Services (Web Services — Web Hosting), Web Services (Web Services — Dedicated Server Hosting)
Started Jul 18, 2026, 12:50 AM UTC· resolved Jul 18, 2026, 01:45 AM UTC
- identified Jul 18, 2026, 12:50 AM UTC
Our team is performing some emergency maintenance on the iad1-a7 network of servers. Connectivity may be intermittent during this time.
- monitoring Jul 18, 2026, 01:10 AM UTC
Our team has completed the Emergency maintenance and is currently monitoring the situation to ensure that we’re fully in the clear.
Minor July 16, 2026 Emergency Maintenance on iad1-b2 34m Web Services, Web Services (Web Services — Dedicated Server Hosting)
Started Jul 16, 2026, 05:36 AM UTC· resolved Jul 16, 2026, 06:10 AM UTC
- investigating Jul 16, 2026, 05:36 AM UTC
Some Dedicated Server may get intermittent connectivity due to emergency maintenance
- monitoring Jul 16, 2026, 05:56 AM UTC
Our team has completed the Emergency maintenance and is currently monitoring the situation to ensure that we’re fully in the clear.
Minor May 25, 2026 pdx1-dppod-0002 connectivity failure 6h 23m Web Services, Web Services (Web Services — DreamPress Hosting)
Started May 25, 2026, 01:51 AM UTC· resolved May 25, 2026, 08:15 AM UTC
- investigating May 25, 2026, 01:51 AM UTC
Our Engineering team is actively investigating connectivity issues to DreamPress instances hosted under pdx1-dppod-0002. We will provide additional information as it becomes available.
- identified May 25, 2026, 04:22 AM UTC
Our Engineering team has identified the root cause of the connectivity issues affecting DreamPress instances on pdx1-dppod-0002 and mitigation steps are actively underway to fully restore the services. We are seeing recovery trends across the cluster and will provide a final update once full stability is confirmed.
Minor May 8, 2026 Shared Server - Service Disruption 5h 12m Web Services, Web Services (Web Services — Web Hosting)
Started May 08, 2026, 05:52 PM UTC· resolved May 08, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC
- 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.
- 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.