Cloudways Status · History · Incident #147344

RESOLVED

Rackspace Webmail Login & Mailbox Provisioning Issues

Critical · Started Oct 12, 2026 · 5:00 AM

  • Duration

    1d 6h 58m

  • Severity

    Critical

  • Detection lead

    —

  • User reports

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Summary

Rackspace Webmail Login & Mailbox Provisioning Issues

We have confirmed that the upstream Rackspace email service issue has been fully resolved. All services, including webmail portal logins, third-party email clients, and mailbox creation, are now functioning normally. Thank you for your patience during this time.


  • Started

    Oct 12, 2026 · 5:00 AM

  • Resolved

    Oct 13, 2026 · 11:58 AM

  • Duration

    1d 6h 58m

  • Severity

    Critical

Event timeline

How this incident unfolded

  • ◐

    Investigating

    Oct 12 · 5:00 AM Cloudways

    We are currently aware of an issue affecting Rackspace email services. Users may experience difficulty logging into their email accounts via the webmail portal or third-party email clients, as well as errors when creating new mailboxes. The Rackspace team has identified the root cause and is actively working on a resolution. We are closely monitoring the situation and will provide further updates as new information becomes available. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

  • ✓

    Resolved

    Oct 13 · 11:58 AM Cloudways

    We have confirmed that the upstream Rackspace email service issue has been fully resolved. All services, including webmail portal logins, third-party email clients, and mailbox creation, are now functioning normally. Thank you for your patience during this time.

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