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Outage in DreamHost

Server Maintenance: VPS, Managed VPS, Dedicated, and MySQL Servers

Resolved Minor
November 06, 2026 - Started 7 days ago - Lasted 5 days

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Summary AI Generated

DreamHost performed rolling restarts across VPS, Managed VPS, Dedicated, DreamPress, and MySQL database servers to apply important updates. Affected websites experienced up to 5 minutes of downtime, and sites using DreamHost MySQL databases encountered brief connection errors during the process. The maintenance progressed in phases over approximately 5 days, with Managed VPS and Dedicated servers completing first, followed by DreamPress and MySQL servers.

We're performing rolling restarts across our VPS, Managed VPS, Dedicated, and MySQL database servers to apply important updates. Websites and services on those servers may be unavailable for about 5 minutes while their server restarts. Sites that use a DreamHost MySQL database may briefly show database connection errors during this time. No action is needed on your end. We'll update this post once the restarts are complete.

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7 days ago - at 11/06/2026 06:27PM

We're performing rolling restarts across our VPS, Managed VPS, Dedicated, and MySQL database servers to apply important updates. Websites and services on those servers may be unavailable for about 5 minutes while their server restarts. Sites that use a DreamHost MySQL database may briefly show database connection errors during this time. No action is needed on your end. We'll update this post once the restarts are complete.

4 days ago - at 11/09/2026 12:48AM

Restarts are complete for our Managed VPS and Dedicated servers, and we’re finishing up the remaining DreamPress and MySQL servers. Sites on those servers may be briefly unavailable or show MySQL connection errors while they restart. No action is needed on your end, and we’ll update this post once the remaining restarts are complete.

3 days ago - at 11/10/2026 02:31AM

Our team is still working through restarts for the remaining DreamPress servers, and MySQL server restarts are nearly complete. Some sites may be briefly unavailable or show MySQL connection errors while the server restarts. No action is needed on your end, and we’ll update this post once the remaining restarts are complete.

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