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HostGator is a Houston-based provider of shared, reseller, virtual private server, and dedicated web hosting with an additional presence in Austin, Texas.

Problems in the last 24 hours

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Hostgator users through our website.

  • 31% E-mail (31%)
  • 28% Hosting (28%)
  • 25% Domains (25%)
  • 11% Cloud Services (11%)
  • 6% Web Tools (6%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Hostgator outage reports came from the following cities:

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Tlajomulco de Zúñiga Cloud Services 8 hours ago
Iztapalapa E-mail 2 days ago
Tepic Hosting 2 days ago
Texcoco de Mora Hosting 2 days ago
Iquique Domains 3 days ago
Cardiff Hosting 3 days ago
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Hostgator Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • shawnbb13827
    Shawn Brown (@shawnbb13827) reported

    @HostGator has been the worst hosting provider I’ve ever dealt with. They take your money, set up an account, and then suddenly cancel it without giving any explanation. Their customer service is almost impossible to understand and the entire experience has been nothing but awful

  • GrimfelOfficial
    𝔊𝔯𝔦𝔪𝔣𝔢𝔩 (@GrimfelOfficial) reported

    @AIandDesign @HostGator I never expected her Pretty Little Liars arc but here we are 💀

  • script_codes
    Fabiyi | React | TypeScript (@script_codes) reported

    @MudiTheInvestor @myarmone @HostGator Tbh It’s also happens with network providers. Most people they have answering the calls don’t know or can’t really provide a solution to your problems. Many times where I had to insist on them transferring me to their superior.

  • o_mega___
    o-mega.ai (@o_mega___) reported

    Catwatchful’s breach exposed thousands of victim and customer records in July 2025, with attackers leaking photos, locations, and messages. Operators bypassed the first shutdown by migrating APIs to HostGator—demonstrating how stalkerware survives by shifting infrastructure faster than hosts can react. Google only started flagging the app with Play Protect after TechCrunch’s publication, and the spyware’s operators relaunched service within days. This cycle shows tech platforms can barely keep up when stalkerware pivots, and just about every stalkerware provider eventually leaks all their data.

  • ZennieAbraham62
    Zennie Abraham ZENNIE62 #SuperBowlLX #NFLDRAFT (@ZennieAbraham62) reported

    @HGSupport @HostGator This was a back end, server-related Wordpress issue. Not every Wordpress problem has to do with theme or plugin, singularly. Also, there's an outstanding malware problem HostGator was supposed to solve and call me about, and did phone call.

  • voytekbereza
    Wojtek (Voytek) Bereza (@voytekbereza) reported

    @HostGator whats up with your support? I cant submit a ticket, you are not picking up your emails and not picking up your phone...

  • dayna12121
    Dayna | Startups & Growth | #AI (@dayna12121) reported

    @voytekbereza @HostGator Support quality matters just as much as uptime and pricing. Hoping this gets addressed quickly. Would appreciate an update from the team soon.

  • okyall55
    OkYall (@okyall55) reported

    @Hostgator, unbeknownst to me, no longer provide, free backups. Had I known this, I certainly would have moved my blog much, much sooner to @BlueHost who provides it DAILY for a free with a $0 restore fee. You have lost your customer service score but your bottom line may have increased TEMPORARILY. Now that I've been forced to review my choice of hosting services for all my blogs and websites, I also have learned that they have almost 10 points higher ratings than you and are a fraction of how much you charge. Why on earth would anybody pay more, get less, and risk loss? Since I have suffered from your lack of customer care, I will be moving my blogs. Do not touch them again until I have gotten all of my content removed

  • BrianModansky
    Brian Modansky (@BrianModansky) reported

    customer support and website designer to build HostGator’s employee training department while I was still doing website designer work also. We moved to Houston, TX when my buddy/boss bought a building in Houston, Tx. I ended up training over 1000 employees how to use their service and how to do chats, phone, and ticket customer service. I then taught several trainers on how to train employees and then went full time website and graphic designer for

  • cjcornell
    CJ Cornell (@cjcornell) reported

    Does anyone have any web hosting recommendations so I can get away from @hostgator and the awful @HGSupport ?? Happy to pay a premium to hopefully take lots of other unhappy customers with me.

  • NobueMiyamatsu
    NobueMiyamatsu (@NobueMiyamatsu) reported

    You can get an actionnetwork subdomain from an dogsrule. Cloudflare Amazon Route 53 Go Daddy Hostgator Cheap Name Received from Brain Action Network org

  • hussainabeer_
    Hussain Abeer (@hussainabeer_) reported

    Is hostgator blocked on your debit cards yes or no? @bankofmaldives your customer service has failed to give me a straight answer since monday. Aharunves kuranee viyafaari. This is unacceptable behaviour. First u say invalid cvc the u say platform issue now insufficient funds.

  • zahidjavali
    ZH Javali (@zahidjavali) reported

    @BigRock After Hostgator was migrated to Big Rock, service disruptions have become a daily affair during off peak hours. Support says process count exceeded 25, but doesn't give the exact cause of the downtime. Can you tell what's really happening?

  • ZennieAbraham62
    Zennie Abraham ZENNIE62 #SuperBowlLX #NFLDRAFT (@ZennieAbraham62) reported

    Hi @HostGator I am still in the chat and now for 23 minutes and not a single admin has come to see about my issue.

  • Shaileshhp46
    Shailesh Patel (@Shaileshhp46) reported

    @BigRock after Hostgator migrated to Bigrock, pathetic service. Support numbers never works. No service support. Many glitches. Should not take responsibility which you can not deliver

  • thewartimephilo
    TJ Dickerman (@thewartimephilo) reported

    @Codie_Sanchez I live in the middle of nowhere, I own a coffeehouse, I consult, I am running 12 agents currently one of which I had create a local newspaper, I gave it log ins to hostgator had it build a website, write the stories, do the research, email the people from the articles, and then uploaded it all and went live. We're only three days into that so nothing of substance is happening, but how cool, eventually sell ads, and help the community. That's just the first I have doing that but now imagine running any number of affiliate sites, blogs, scraper extraordinaire there's just so much to be doing right now. No one around me knows any of this stuff is happening yet. What an opportunity. Could go for days but you're 1000% right, I wish I was surrounded by more me types, but I will take the advantage of having no less than 5 counties near me where I may be the most educated on the subject.

  • minaenathan
    Ⓜ️ina Nathan ⁦💻 (@minaenathan) reported

    I not recommend using HostGator or Bluehost. Their security is extremely weak, management is poor, and they consistently focus on charging extra fees instead of providing reliable service. My experience with them for over 8 years has been very disappointing. #bluehost #hostgator

  • BlockNewsMedia2
    Block News Media Global 🌞 ಠ_ಠ (@BlockNewsMedia2) reported

    FFS @HostGator - hold for 25+min tech support line?

  • westcoastgirl1
    Annie 🍁 Freedom Enthusiast (@westcoastgirl1) reported

    @HGSupport my sites are down because of your poor service over 24hours now. I have moved on to another host and it has been night and day between the 2 providers... all I got from you is to be strung along, probably went through at least 5 of your chatbots and it deteriorated each time

  • Mgsilva70727329
    Mgsilva (@Mgsilva70727329) reported

    @HostGator @HostGatorBrasil The customer service in Brazil is horrible and someone solve nothing!

  • nick_donellan
    B2B2B2B? Nicky D (@nick_donellan) reported

    @HGSupport we are still having issues with our email servers. This is like the 8th or 9th day of issues. It takes about 45 seconds to pull up every email. We run a medical equipment supply company and emails are getting lost and accidentally deleted with important documents in

  • mkrndmane
    Makarand Mane | Organising #WCAsia 2026 (@mkrndmane) reported

    Dear @HostGator I am using your reseller hosting for more than 9 year & your @HGSupport quality is now gone down to dumb level. Seating for 2 hours on chat & no resolution yet. Your novice agent is not able to understand issue even after 2 hours. @NewfoldDigital

  • artfoolpolitics
    Artfool Politics (@artfoolpolitics) reported

    @HostGator @Trrance How about stop telling us how frustrating it is and actually do your freaking job and FIX IT????

  • HGSupport
    HostGator Support (@HGSupport) reported

    @NoiseReturn @HostGator Thanks for flagging this. Our teams are available 24/7, and we’d like to help get you connected. If chat isn’t loading, try using incognito mode, disabling browser extensions, and ensuring JavaScript is enabled. Please DM additional information if that doesn't get you connected.

  • surfingshreddie
    ✌ Brando™ 🇨🇦 Whistler (@surfingshreddie) reported

    @HGSupport yes. chat said it was my fault. phone help says it is a HGator issue and is fixing one website at a time

  • tb6___
    Tyler (@tb6___) reported

    I didn’t think it was possible but HostGator made their ****** website even worse If anyone reading this ends up needing web hosting use literally any other service

  • Aut4rk
    Autark (@Aut4rk) reported

    @process_eli I went to school for my assosciate's in applied sciences for computer programming & analysis way back in 2002. I quit a semester later and got a job as a remote L3 sysadmin for HostGator. They wanted me to learn Java before C++. **** that.

  • JordanBlum87
    Jordan Blum🤘 (@JordanBlum87) reported

    Can any tech people help? We use Outlook for The Bookends Review and once a week, it'll stop sending and receiving mail because "503 Valid RCPT command must precede DATA." Then, I'll delete the emails we have in the HostGator CP and it'll work again. Any ideas how to fix?

  • oscarmugica389
    Oscar Múgica ن (@oscarmugica389) reported

    @HGSupport hi is HG down? I can’t login into my wp admin.

  • oscarmugica389
    Oscar Múgica ن (@oscarmugica389) reported

    @HGSupport Is down right now says: It is not just you. The server is not responding...