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Recent outages & incidents
Past 90 days- Connection Manageressential.ggcdn.essential.ggmedia.essential.gg
Timeline · 5 updates
- investigating · Jun 12, 2026, 08:58 AM UTC
Users may not be able to connect to the Essential network, or access any [essential.gg](http://essential.gg) services, due to an issue that we are investigating related to SSL.
- identified · Jun 12, 2026, 09:07 AM UTC
We are continuing to work on a fix for this incident.
- identified · Jun 12, 2026, 09:53 AM UTC
We are continuing to work on a fix for this incident.
- monitoring · Jun 12, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC
We implemented a fix and are currently monitoring the result.
- resolved · Jun 12, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC
We have implemented a fix for the issue. Users may still have issues connecting to the Essential Network or accessing [essential.gg](http://essential.gg) services. This is out of our control, and depends on how long it takes for your DNS provider or system to refresh its cache. We recommend trying [Cloudflare's DNS](https://one.one.one.one/dns/#setup-instructions) if you are still having issues connecting to Essential.
Latest: We have implemented a fix for the issue. Users may still have issues connecting to the Essential Network or accessing [essential.gg](http://essential.gg) services. This is out of o…
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Timeline · 1 update
- resolved · Jun 03, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
Type: Maintenance Duration: 1 hour and 47 minutes Affected Components: World Hosting, Connection Manager, Relationships, media.essential.gg, Wardrobe, Media, Authentication, Payments, Chat Jun 3, 10:00:00 GMT+0 - Identified - We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time. You will be unable to: * Use the Essential chat * Join or start hosting worlds * Use cosmetics/emotes * Upload screenshots via the screenshot manager Jun 3, 10:00:01 GMT+0 - Identified - Maintenance is now in progress Jun 3, 11:47:21 GMT+0 - Completed - Maintenance has completed successfully.
Latest: Type: Maintenance Duration: 1 hour and 47 minutes Affected Components: World Hosting, Connection Manager, Relationships, media.essential.gg, Wardrobe, Media, Authentication, Paymen…
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- Authentication
Timeline · 3 updates
- identified · Jun 01, 2026, 07:52 AM UTC
Users are currently unable to connect to the Essential network due to an issue with Mojang's authentication servers, we will resolve this status page entry once the problem is fixed.
- monitoring · Jun 01, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC
The issue with Mojang's authentication servers appears to be resolving, users should be able to connect to the Essential Network again after restarting their game. We will resolve this status entry once we observe signs of full recovery.
- resolved · Jun 01, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC
This incident has been resolved. If you are still unable to connect to the Essential Network, please try: 1. Restarting your game. 2. Restarting your launcher. 3. Signing out and back-in to your Minecraft account within your launcher. If issues persist after trying all of the steps above, please contact our [support team in our Discord server](https://essential.gg/discord).
Latest: This incident has been resolved. If you are still unable to connect to the Essential Network, please try: 1. Restarting your game. 2. Restarting your launcher. 3. Signing out and b…
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Timeline · 1 update
- resolved · Jun 01, 2026, 07:52 AM UTC
Type: Incident Duration: 2 hours and 22 minutes Affected Components: Authentication Jun 1, 10:07:37 GMT+0 - Monitoring - The issue with Mojang's authentication servers appears to be resolving, users should be able to connect to the Essential Network again after restarting their game. We will resolve this status entry once we observe signs of full recovery. Jun 1, 10:14:50 GMT+0 - Resolved - This incident has been resolved. If you are still unable to connect to the Essential Network, please try: 1. Restarting your game. 2. Restarting your launcher. 3. Signing out and back-in to your Minecraft account within your launcher. If issues persist after trying all of the steps above, please contact our [support team in our Discord server](https://essential.gg/discord). Jun 1, 07:52:21 GMT+0 - Identified - Users are currently unable to connect to the Essential network due to an issue with Mojang's authentication servers, we will resolve this status page entry once the problem is fixed.
Latest: Type: Incident Duration: 2 hours and 22 minutes Affected Components: Authentication Jun 1, 10:07:37 GMT+0 - Monitoring - The issue with Mojang's authentication servers appears to b…
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Timeline · 1 update
- resolved · May 30, 2026, 06:30 PM UTC
Type: Incident Duration: 7 minutes Affected Components: Connection Manager May 30, 18:30:00 GMT+0 - Investigating - We are aware of issues impacting connections to the Essential Network which we hope to have resolved as soon as we can May 30, 18:37:23 GMT+0 - Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Latest: Type: Incident Duration: 7 minutes Affected Components: Connection Manager May 30, 18:30:00 GMT+0 - Investigating - We are aware of issues impacting connections to the Essential Ne…
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- Started Jun 12, 2026, 08:58 AM UTC · Resolved Jun 12, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC · 2h 42m
- Essential Network Improvements ResolvedStarted Jun 03, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC · Resolved Jun 03, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC · —
- Started Jun 01, 2026, 07:52 AM UTC · Resolved Jun 01, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC · 2h 22m
- Started Jun 01, 2026, 07:52 AM UTC · Resolved Jun 01, 2026, 07:52 AM UTC · —
- Connecting to the Essential Network ResolvedStarted May 30, 2026, 06:30 PM UTC · Resolved May 30, 2026, 06:30 PM UTC · —
- Connecting to the Essential Network ResolvedStarted May 30, 2026, 06:30 PM UTC · Resolved May 30, 2026, 06:37 PM UTC · 7m
- media.essential.gg links not working ResolvedStarted Apr 13, 2026, 03:36 PM UTC · Resolved Apr 13, 2026, 03:36 PM UTC · —
- media.essential.gg links not working ResolvedStarted Apr 13, 2026, 03:36 PM UTC · Resolved Apr 13, 2026, 03:36 PM UTC · —