BlueSkyData Ltd will be performing scheduled maintenance on our DNS servers to apply updates and improvements.

What this means:

DNS services will remain available during the maintenance window.

Some customers may experience brief DNS propagation delays or short intermittent resolution issues while updates are applied.

No action is required from customers.

Our engineering team will be monitoring the updates closely to ensure minimal impact.

If you experience any issues that persist beyond the maintenance period, please contact support.

Scheduled Maintenance Notice – Rotorua & Ohauiti Datacentres

Date: Today
Time Window: 18:00 – 19:00 NZDT
Expected Impact: Up to 5 minutes of brief downtime

BlueSkyData will be performing a core contention software update across our Rotorua and Ohauiti datacentres during the above maintenance window.
This update is required to improve routing performance, backend stability, and overall service reliability.

During this time, some services may experience a short interruption of up to 5 minutes. All systems will automatically restore once the update is complete.

We will closely monitor all operations throughout the maintenance and will update the status page if any unexpected issues arise.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our support team.
Thank you for your understanding while we continue to improve our infrastructure.

Dear Clients,
This is a notification that BlueSkyData will be performing scheduled maintenance across several systems to ensure continued security, stability, and performance.

🖥️ Affected Systems

The following platforms will receive updates:

Windows Server Infrastructure

CentOS Linux Servers

DirectAdmin Hosting Platform

📅 Schedule

Date: 23/11/2025

Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm (NZDT)

🔨 What We Are Doing

These updates include:

Security patching

Kernel updates

Performance optimisations

DirectAdmin platform enhancements

Routine service stability improvements

⏳ Expected Impact

Short periods of service interruption may occur during reboots.

Websites, hosting services, email, VPS and related systems may briefly become unavailable.

We will minimise downtime wherever possible.

🏁 After the Maintenance

All systems will resume normal operation once updates are complete. Our NOC will monitor all services closely following the maintenance window.

📬 Support

If you have any questions, please contact our support team:
Email: support@blueskydata.co.nz

Phone: +64 7 281 1037 (if outside other maintenance windows)