# \#elements-hosting **URL:** https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/tag/elements-hosting/381.md [Latest](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/tags.md) --- ## [Security Enhancement: Blocking Connections to Known Malicious Domains](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/security-enhancement-blocking-connections-to-known-malicious-domains/57699)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/security-enhancement-blocking-connections-to-known-malicious-domains/57699 "2026-09-23T17:25:02Z")
Hi Elements Hosters. :waving\_hand: Another exciting security enhancement! Ok well I know most people don’t find web hosting security very exciting, but I do.. :sweat\_smile: We’re starting the rollout of another behind-… --- ## [Security Enhancement: Blocking macOS .DS\_Store Files](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/security-enhancement-blocking-macos-ds-store-files/57647)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/security-enhancement-blocking-macos-ds-store-files/57647 "2026-09-18T02:58:22Z")
Hi Elements Hosters. :waving\_hand: We’ve rolled out a small security enhancement across all Elements Hosting servers. As of today, our web servers will automatically block public web access to macOS .DS\_Store files whe… --- ## [Education Pricing is Now Available for Elements Hosting 🧑‍🏫](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/education-pricing-is-now-available-for-elements-hosting/57467)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/education-pricing-is-now-available-for-elements-hosting/57467 "2026-08-28T16:46:25Z")
Hi Elements Hosters. :waving\_hand: Education has always been important to us. For many years, we’ve offered special education pricing on our app licenses to help make our software more accessible to students and the pe… --- ## [Get your first month of website hosting completely free](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/get-your-first-month-of-website-hosting-completely-free/56820)
**Author:** [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/get-your-first-month-of-website-hosting-completely-free/56820 "2026-08-27T00:15:37Z")
Hey Weavers, We’ve been making RapidWeaver for a long time, and in all those years, one thing has come up again and again from our customers: hosting. Where should I host my site? Why is support so slow? Why does the s… --- ## [Scheduled Server Upgrade – UK London 02 (Saturday, 8 August)](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/scheduled-server-upgrade-uk-london-02-saturday-8-august/57243)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/scheduled-server-upgrade-uk-london-02-saturday-8-august/57243 "2026-08-07T12:40:38Z")
Hi Elements Hosters, We wanted to let you know that we’ll be performing a hardware upgrade on our UK London 02 hosting server during off-peak hours on Saturday, 8 August, starting at 00:00 BST (midnight). As part of th… --- ## [Hosting update: PHP index files now take priority](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/hosting-update-php-index-files-now-take-priority/57187)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/hosting-update-php-index-files-now-take-priority/57187 "2026-08-03T13:40:38Z")
Hey Elements Hosters, Just a heads up, we’ve updated our web hosting servers so that when a folder contains both an index.php file and an index.html file, the index.php file will now take precedence and be served first. … --- ## [Elemenst Hosting - Client Portal Updates](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elemenst-hosting-client-portal-updates/57151)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elemenst-hosting-client-portal-updates/57151 "2026-07-30T13:28:25Z")
Hey Elements Hosters, Just wanted to highlight a small update to your Client Portal dashboard. I’ve added some new Quick Action buttons. They now include: 1) Got questions? - Direct email to our support team. 2) Movi… --- ## [Elements Hosting - We’re Moving Our Los Angeles Hosting Server to Silicon Valley! 🚀](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-hosting-we-re-moving-our-los-angeles-hosting-server-to-silicon-valley/56996)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-hosting-we-re-moving-our-los-angeles-hosting-server-to-silicon-valley/56996 "2026-07-29T19:54:54Z")
Hi Elements Hosters. :waving\_hand: Over the coming weeks, we’ll be migrating all websites currently hosted on our Los Angeles, CA server to a brand-new server located in Silicon Valley (Santa Clara), CA. Once every acc… --- ## [Elements Hosting - G'Day Sydney, Australia! 🇦🇺🦘🐨](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-hosting-gday-sydney-australia/56984)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-hosting-gday-sydney-australia/56984 "2026-07-13T15:16:16Z")
Hey everyone :waving\_hand: G’day from Down Under! :australia::kangaroo: We’re excited to announce that our brand new Sydney, Australia server location is now live! :tada: Our global server network now includes: … --- ## [Elements Hosting - Howdy Dallas, TX! 🌵🤠⭐️](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-hosting-howdy-dallas-tx/56982)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-hosting-howdy-dallas-tx/56982 "2026-07-13T13:42:11Z")
Hey everyone :waving\_hand: Everything really is bigger in Texas… including our hosting network! :cowboy\_hat\_face: We’re excited to announce that our brand new Dallas, Texas server location is now live! :tada: Our g… --- ## [Coming Soon - New Support System](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/coming-soon-new-support-system/56557)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/coming-soon-new-support-system/56557 "2026-06-08T13:54:21Z")
Hi Elements Hosters, I just wanted to give a heads up that in the next week or two we’re going to be switching off the support desk in the Elements Hosting Client Portal in favor of a more modern and feature rich suppor… --- ## [New Uptime Status Page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/new-uptime-status-page/56494)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/new-uptime-status-page/56494 "2026-06-04T13:18:05Z")
Hey Elements Hosters, We have a new Uptime Status page here: Feel free to subscribe to the page, there are multiple subscribe options (email, RSS, Slack, etc.) and you can select the monitors that only affect you (fo… --- ## [🚧 Scheduled Maintenance for US NYC 01 Server – June 4th, 2026](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/scheduled-maintenance-for-us-nyc-01-server-june-4th-2026/56493)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/scheduled-maintenance-for-us-nyc-01-server-june-4th-2026/56493 "2026-06-04T13:02:11Z")
We will be performing scheduled maintenance on the US NYC 01 server on June 4th, 2026, beginning at 9:30 AM EDT (1:30 PM UTC). This maintenance will increase the server’s available storage capacity and is expected to be … --- ## [🚧 Scheduled Maintenance for US Los Angeles 01 Server – May 31, 2026](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/scheduled-maintenance-for-us-los-angeles-01-server-may-31-2026/56435)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/scheduled-maintenance-for-us-los-angeles-01-server-may-31-2026/56435 "2026-05-31T02:02:41Z")
We will be performing scheduled maintenance on the US Los Angeles 01 server on May 31, 2026, beginning at 5:00 AM PDT (12:00 PM UTC). This maintenance will increase the server’s available storage capacity and is expected… --- ## [Elements Hosting - Opening Up Cloudflare Permissions ☁️](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-hosting-opening-up-cloudflare-permissions/56303)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-hosting-opening-up-cloudflare-permissions/56303 "2026-05-25T12:43:22Z")
Hey Elements Hosters, happy Monday! :waving\_hand: Just a quick announcement, we are opening up the permissions on our managed Cloudflare accounts for our users so that y’all can do a lot of stuff in Cloudflare without h… --- ## [🚨 Elements Hosting - Security Update (Dirty Frag)](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-hosting-security-update-dirty-frag/56025)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-hosting-security-update-dirty-frag/56025 "2026-05-09T18:45:00Z")
Hi Elements Hosters :waving\_hand: Another critical CVE (critical vulnerability) was published that is making the rounds on various tech and security news/blog sites. I wanted to take a moment to let you know how this af… --- ## [🚨 Elements Hosting - Security Update (Copy Fail)](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-hosting-security-update-copy-fail/55948)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-hosting-security-update-copy-fail/55948 "2026-05-01T00:00:09Z")
Hi Elements Hosters :waving\_hand: Recently two critical CVEs (critical vulnerabilities) were published that are making the rounds on various tech and security news/blog sites. I wanted to take a moment to let you know h… --- ## [Elements Hosting - Friendly Reminder S3 backups being discontinued on April 30th](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-hosting-friendly-reminder-s3-backups-being-discontinued-on-april-30th/55893)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-hosting-friendly-reminder-s3-backups-being-discontinued-on-april-30th/55893 "2026-04-27T17:17:11Z")
Hi Everybody, Just a friendly reminder that per our post here Elements Hosting - New & Improved Backups! ☁️ ⏫ we will be shutting down the old S3 backups on April 30th in favor of the new and improved Elements Hosting B…