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Due to an incorrect listing (false positive) of our control panel (cp.blacknighthosting .com)by Netcraft, some customers are reporting having difficulty accessing the website. We have already been in touch with Netcraft who have acknowledged the error and we are working to have the anti-virus vendors remove the listing from their respective databases. Should you have […]
We are scheduling a maintenance window tonight to migrate a number of services in Digital Realty Cloud House to an alternate line card. This work is part of a 400G capacity upgrade between Dublin and London. This work will impact connectivity to Arelion in London for the duration. Connectivity to Arelion will be rerouted to […]
We are scheduling a maintenance window to replace a core router tonight in Equinix DB1. This is an at risk notification only. Date: 2026-01-12 23:30 – 2026-01-13 04:00 UTC Data Centre: Equinix DB1 Impact: Reduced Capacity – At risk only
We will be performing essential maintenance on our domain registrar platforom tomorrow between 08:00 and 09:00. Services affected – Customers will be unable to register , renew , or carry out nameserver updates during the maintenance, but this will not impact existing domain functions. We will update this post once the maintenance is completed. […]