Web Wiz Network Status and Announcements
Scheduled Maintenance - Critical Power Infrastructure Refresh22 January 2026, in Data Centre, Domain Registration, Shared Web Hosting, Hyper-V Cloud Servers, Dedicated Servers, Colocation ServicesTo replace aging, end-of-life APC Power Distribution Units (PDU) and APC Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS) units within our data centre, we will be performing critical power migrations over the coming days. This hardware is vital to our rack stability, and proactive replacement is required to avoid unplanned outages. Maintenance Window Details: Dates: 26th of January through 28th of February 2026 Daily Time Window: 05:00 AM – 08:00 AM GMT Expected Impact: ~5 minutes of power loss per rack. What to Expect: Dual-corded servers: We will migrate power paths one at a time; no downtime is expected for these units. Single-corded equipment: These devices will lose power for approximately 5 minutes as we swap the hardware. To ensure data integrity, all single-corded servers will undergo a graceful shutdown prior to the maintenance and will be restarted immediately once the new hardware is in place. This controlled procedure is being implemented to safeguard against data loss and file system corruption during the power transition.
Why is this happening?
Our current data centre APC Power Distribution Units (PDUs) and Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS) have reached their manufacturer's recommended service lifecycle. As critical infrastructure ages, the risk of "silent failure" increases significantly. Specifically, this refresh is required to address:
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Shared Hosting Retiring Legacy ASP.NET Core Versions (April 2026)20 January 2026, in Shared Web HostingAt Web Wiz, we are committed to providing a secure and high-performance hosting environment for your applications. To maintain these standards, we are announcing the formal removal of several "End of Life" (EOL) ASP.NET Core versions from our shared hosting servers. What is Changing? Effective April 2026, the following legacy .NET Core frameworks will be decommissioned and removed from our shared hosting service:
After this date, applications targeting these versions will no longer run on our infrastructure. Why is this happening? The primary driver for this removal is security. These versions have long passed their official support window from Microsoft, meaning they no longer receive critical security patches. Specifically, we have seen an increase in vulnerabilities related to CSV, Remove Code Execution (RCE) and Data Injection. Older frameworks often lack the modern, built-in sanitisation libraries required to defend against leaving the website and web server vulnerable to attacks. By moving to supported versions (such as ASP.NET 8, ASP.NET 9 or ASP.NET 10), you benefit from updated security, better encryption standards, and native protection against modern injection flaws. What You Need to Do To avoid any service interruption, please take the following steps before the April 2026 deadline:
What if you can't move to a newer ASP.NET version Option 1. Self-Contained Deployment A Self-Contained Deployment means that your website will include its own copy of the .NET runtime files inside its application folder, rather than relying on the shared versions installed on our server. This ensures your site continues to work exactly as it does now, even as we remove older, unsupported versions of .NET from the server for security reasons. For further information see; How to Publish Your Site as "Self-Contained" Option 2. Move to Dedicated Web Hosting If you are unable to update your application to a newer version of ASP.NET and are happy to accept the security risks, we can provide custom hosting plans that can support legacy applications and frameworks through our Dedicated Web Hosting, for more info see; Windows Dedicated Web Hosting Classic ASP and Classic ASP.NET is NOT Affected We want to emphasise that Classic ASP and Classic ASP.NET is NOT being removed at this time. If your application relies on the following, your service will remain active:
We appreciate your cooperation in keeping our platform—and your data—secure.
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Windows Server Updates - January 202615 January 2026, in Shared Web Hosting, Hyper-V Cloud Servers, Dedicated ServersWe will be carrying out Windows Updates to our Windows Shared Hosting Servers, Hyper-V Servers and Managed Dedicated Servers during the times below. Start of work - At-risk period: Start Date: 15th January 2026 End of work - At-risk period: Risk End Date: 16th January 2026 Times work will be carried out: Start Time: 05:00 UTC End Time: 8:30 UTC Service Impact: After updates are applied, servers will need to be rebooted twice, causing a short service interruption lasting between 1 and 4 minutes for each server for each reboot. Reason: Microsoft releases Windows updates and patches on the second Tuesday of each month. These updates fix security vulnerabilities, performance and other issues. After testing the latest updates, we roll out Windows updates to all Web Wiz Managed Windows Servers. |
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Scheduled Maintenance February 2026: Upgrading to MySQL 8.4 LTS12 January 2026, in Shared Web HostingTo ensure the continued security and stability of our infrastructure, we will be upgrading all MySQL 8.0 databases to the MySQL 8.4 Long-Term Support (LTS) release. Maintenance Window We have established a 10-day "at-risk" window to perform these updates. While the upgrades are automated, your database may experience brief periods of instability during this time. Start Date: February 10th, 2026 End Date: February 20th, 2026 Service Impact
Why are we doing this? MySQL 8.0 reaches its End of Life (EOL) in April 2026. By transitioning to MySQL 8.4 LTS now, we provide our users with:
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Secigo PositiveSSL Certificates: Upcoming Changes from March 202608 January 2026, in Shared Web Hosting, Hyper-V Cloud Servers, Dedicated ServersAs global standards from Google and Apple push for shorter SSL certificate lifespans starting from March 2026 (moving toward 30-day cycles), we are modernising our SSL infrastructure to ensure your sites stay secure without the risk of manual expiry. Because certificates will soon expire every few weeks rather than once a year, manual renewals are no longer a safe or viable option. To protect your uptime, we are moving to fully automated systems. 1. Shared Web Hosting Customers The Plan: Transitioning to Let’s Encrypt Automation Starting in March 2026, we will begin migrating all shared hosting accounts to Let’s Encrypt certificates.
2. Dedicated Web Hosting, Hyper-V Cloud Servers, Dedicated Server Customers The Plan: Professional ACME Management & Monitoring Dedicated environments require specialised handling to meet the new 30-day industry requirements. We are implementing an ACME (Automated Certificate Management Environment) Client on your server.
Why is this happening now? Manual renewals are becoming a thing of the past. With certificates expiring every few weeks rather than once a year, automation is the only way to prevent your website from showing "Insecure" warnings to your customers. We are making these changes now to keep your business ahead of the curve.
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