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.UK Registry maintenance

October 23rd

THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Oct 23, 10:00 - 12:00 BST

Sep 23, 08:11 BST
Update - We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time.

Sep 23, 08:10 BST
Scheduled - Our .UK registry will be performing essential maintenance between 10:00-12:00 BST on 23rd October. During this maintenance customers may experience intermittent connection issues when registering, renewing and updating .UK domains.


SMS Provider Maintenance

October 11th

THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Oct 11, 21:00 BST  -  Oct 12, 00:00 BST

Sep 11, 08:25 BST
Scheduled - Our SMS provider will be performing essential maintenance on 11/10/2025 from 21:00 until 00:00 (BST). During this maintenance window, customers will be unable to receive support codes via SMS.

If you need to contact support during this time, you can retrieve a support code by either logging into your control panel and navigating to https://admin.fasthosts.co.uk or using the option to have the support code sent to your registered email address.


Website Builder Maintenance

October 2nd

Oct 2, 12:00 BST
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

Oct 2, 08:00 BST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.

Sep 30, 10:13 BST
Scheduled - We will be performing essential maintenance to our Website Builder product. During this time, there will be a 5 minute period where the tool will be locked for editing, all Website Builder websites will have no interruption and will remain online throughout.


Reduced support availability

October 1st

Oct 1, 15:31 BST
Resolved - This incident has been resolved.

Sep 30, 15:16 BST
Investigating - One of our support teams are currently impacted by an earthquake. Calls are being routed to an alternative support team, however it may take longer for our agents to answer calls and respond to queries.


Ongoing Email Phishing Campaign

September 11th

Sep 11, 13:12 BST
Resolved - This incident has been resolved.

Aug 26, 12:28 BST
Investigating - We have been made aware of a new email phishing campaign targeting Fasthosts Customers. The details are as follows:
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Sent on 25/08/2025 at around 19:15
The Subject line is: Important: Subscription Renewal Required
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This email has NOT been sent from Fasthosts and would therefore strongly advise any customers who received these to not respond, click on links or open any included attachments.

If you suspect you have received one of these emails, check this KBA to see a screenshot and our recommendations:
Ongoing Phishing Campaign Targeting Fasthosts Customers


WP Hosting maintenance

September 10th

Sep 10, 08:00 BST
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

Sep 10, 06:00 BST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.

Aug 27, 15:30 BST
Scheduled - We are performing essential maintenance on our WP Hosting hosting platform on 10th Sep between 6:00-8:00am. During this maintenance we expect there to be a short amount of downtime for webspaces and databases.


Website Builder Maintenance

September 4th

Sep 4, 12:00 BST
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

Sep 4, 08:00 BST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.

Sep 2, 09:46 BST
Scheduled - We will be performing essential maintenance to our Website Builder product. During this time, there will be a 5 minute period where the tool will be locked for editing, all Website Builder websites will have no interruption and will remain online throughout.


Core VPS Provisioning Issue

August 27th

Aug 27, 08:14 BST
Resolved - This incident has been resolved.

Aug 26, 19:24 BST
Investigating - Currently customers may face issues with VPS products provisioning. Our engineers are aware of the issue and are working to resolve the issue.


Website Builder Maintenance

August 21st

Aug 21, 12:00 BST
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

Aug 21, 08:00 BST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.

Aug 19, 12:58 BST
Scheduled - We will be performing essential maintenance to our Website Builder product. During this time, there will be a 5 minute period where the tool will be locked for editing, all Website Builder websites will have no interruption and will remain online throughout.


Website Builder Maintenance

August 7th

Aug 7, 12:00 BST
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

Aug 7, 08:00 BST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.

Aug 6, 09:56 BST
Scheduled - We will be performing essential maintenance to our Website Builder product. During this time, there will be a 5 minute period where the tool will be locked for editing, all Website Builder websites will have no interruption and will remain online throughout.