Is HostGator down today?

Check the status badge at the top of this page for the current status. Pulsetic polls the official status page every few minutes and cross-references with user reports to give you the most accurate picture.

How often does HostGator go down?

Based on our 90-day data, we've detected 119 incidents, of which 43 were major or critical. The median resolution time is 1h 39m.

How are outages detected?

Pulsetic polls the official status page every few minutes from multiple global locations. Crowdsourced user reports provide an additional early-warning signal, often surfacing issues before the official monitors catch them.

Is it down for everyone or just me?

The outage map and region breakdown help answer this. If reports are concentrated in one area it may be regional; if hotspots appear globally it's a widespread outage. Submit your own report to help others understand the scope.

What does "never acknowledged" mean?

"Never acknowledged" means Pulsetic detected a real service disruption, confirmed by multiple user reports, but the official status page never posted an incident for it. This is one of the core reasons teams use third-party monitoring alongside official status pages.

ACTIVE INCIDENT DETECTED

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Pulsetic detects outages before the provider officially reports them. Monitoring since Apr 2024 · 161 incidents caught

Last checked: 5 min ago · 0 user reports (24h) · Trusted by 30,000+ teams

MAINTENANCE · MONITORING

Maintenance work Backbone/Core - FSN1

Started 4 days from now · Sep 9, 2026 · 4:00 AM UTC

During the above-mentioned time frame, we will be carrying out maintenance work on the backbone/core infrastructure in FSN1. During this work network traffic _won't_ be interrupted as redundant system will carry it. Our technicians are carrying out this maintenance work to ensure the long-term security and stability of our infrastructure. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

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Error messages 0

Timeouts / no response 0

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Network / connectivity issues 0

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Distribution of reported issues over the last 24 hours.

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Last 90 days

90-Day Health Summary

Total Incidents

119

Since Apr 2024
Major / Critical

43

43 high-impact incidents
Minor Incidents

76

Avg. 0.8 per day
Median Resolution

1h 39m

P95: 144h 56m

HostGator Response Time, ms

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Location List

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Recent Outage History

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Incident	Started	Duration	Impact	Status	Link
Maintenance work Backbone/Core - FSN1	Sep 9, 2026 · 4:00 AM	Ongoing	Maintenance	Monitoring	Details →
Maintenance at backbone connection between FRA - HEL1	Sep 7, 2026 · 9:00 PM	Ongoing	Maintenance	Monitoring	Details →
Fault at DENIC	Sep 4, 2026 · 11:30 AM	1h 8m	Major	Resolved	Details →
UPS function tests in FSN1-DC18	Sep 3, 2026 · 7:15 AM	1h 30m	Maintenance	Resolved	Details →
UPS function tests in FSN1-DC20	Sep 3, 2026 · 6:00 AM	2h 44m	Maintenance	Resolved	Details →
Function tests on UPS and emergency power systems in FSN1-DC20	Sep 2, 2026 · 12:00 PM	20h 44m	Maintenance	Resolved	Details →
Load Balancers: maintenance work in FSN & NBG	Sep 2, 2026 · 11:00 AM	6h 22m	Maintenance	Resolved	Details →
Maintenance work on Object Storage in NBG1	Sep 2, 2026 · 11:00 AM	2h 48m	Maintenance	Resolved	Details →
Load Balancers: maintenance work in all Locations	Sep 2, 2026 · 7:00 AM	4h 32m	Maintenance	Resolved	Details →
Urgent maintenance on Load Balancers in FSN, NBG, and HEL	Aug 31, 2026 · 10:27 AM	1h 31m	Maintenance	Resolved	Details →

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Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Is HostGator down today?

Check the status badge at the top of this page for the current status. Pulsetic polls the official status page every few minutes and cross-references with user reports to give you the most accurate picture.
How often does HostGator go down?

Based on our 90-day data, we've detected 119 incidents, of which 43 were major or critical. The median resolution time is 1h 39m.
How are outages detected?

Pulsetic polls the official status page every few minutes from multiple global locations. Crowdsourced user reports provide an additional early-warning signal, often surfacing issues before the official monitors catch them.
Is it down for everyone or just me?

The outage map and region breakdown help answer this. If reports are concentrated in one area it may be regional; if hotspots appear globally it's a widespread outage. Submit your own report to help others understand the scope.
What does "never acknowledged" mean?

"Never acknowledged" means Pulsetic detected a real service disruption, confirmed by multiple user reports, but the official status page never posted an incident for it. This is one of the core reasons teams use third-party monitoring alongside official status pages.

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