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Aug 2026

Issues with connecting to the Essential network
  • Resolved
    UTC
    Resolved

    This incident has been resolved. If you're still having issues with connecting to the Essential network, please try restarting your game. If issues persist, contact our support team in our Discord server.

  • Identified
    UTC
    Identified

    We have identified the problem and are working to resolve the incident.

Jul 2026

World Hosting maintenance
  • Completed
    July 17, 2026 at 10:01 AMUTC
    Completed
    July 17, 2026 at 10:01 AMUTC
    Maintenance has completed successfully.
  • In progress
    July 17, 2026 at 10:00 AMUTC
    In progress
    July 17, 2026 at 10:00 AMUTC
    Maintenance is now in progress
  • Planned
    July 16, 2026 at 8:34 PMUTC
    Planned
    July 16, 2026 at 8:34 PMUTC

    We will be performing maintenance on our World Hosting services. You may be disconnected from existing sessions and unable to join another world until maintenance has completed.

Issues with connecting to the Essential network
  • Resolved
    UTC
    Resolved
    This incident has been resolved.
  • Update
    UTC
    Update

    Mojang's authentication servers appear to be operational again. This status page entry will be resolved by 09:00 UTC if they do not regress again.

  • Monitoring
    UTC
    Monitoring

    Mojang's authentication servers are having a partial outage at the moment. Users may take longer than normal to connect to the Essential network, or may not be able to connect at all.

    We are actively monitoring the situation, and will update this status page when the incident is resolved. Due to us having no control over Mojang's authentication servers, we cannot apply a fix for this issue.

Increased latency on connections to the Connection Manager
  • Resolved
    UTC
    Resolved
    This incident has been resolved.
  • Monitoring
    UTC
    Monitoring

    Some unscheduled maintenance is taking place on our servers. We will resolve this incident once the maintenance is complete.

  • Investigating
    UTC
    Investigating

    We are currently investigating this incident, users may have issues when connecting to Essential, or attempting to perform tasks like purchasing cosmetics, messaging friends, etc.

Social Features Disabled
  • Resolved
    UTC
    Resolved

    This incident has been resolved. If you are still unable to use any social features or the wardrobe, please try restarting your game. If issues persist, reach out to the support team in our Discord server.

  • Monitoring
    UTC
    Monitoring
    We implemented a fix and are currently monitoring the result.
  • Update
    UTC
    Update

    Users may not be able to invite players to worlds, create friendships, send chat messages, or use the Wardrobe at this time.

  • Identified
    UTC
    Identified

    Social features have temporarily been disabled to allow for technical changes to take place, this status page will be resolved once they are available again.

Increased latency on connections to the Connection Manager
  • Resolved
    UTC
    Resolved
    This incident has been resolved.
  • Monitoring
    UTC
    Monitoring
    We implemented a fix and are currently monitoring the result.
  • Investigating
    UTC
    Investigating

    We are currently investigating this incident, users may have issues when connecting to Essential, or attempting to perform tasks like purchasing cosmetics, messaging friends, etc.

Jun 2026

Connecting to the Essential Network
  • Resolved
    UTC
    Resolved
    This incident has been resolved.
  • Investigating
    UTC
    Investigating

    Users may not be able to connect to the Essential network.

World Hosting maintenance
  • Completed
    June 12, 2026 at 10:05 AMUTC
    Completed
    June 12, 2026 at 10:05 AMUTC
    Maintenance has completed successfully.
  • In progress
    June 12, 2026 at 10:00 AMUTC
    In progress
    June 12, 2026 at 10:00 AMUTC
    Maintenance is now in progress
  • Planned
    June 11, 2026 at 4:28 PMUTC
    Planned
    June 11, 2026 at 4:28 PMUTC

    We will be performing maintenance on our World Hosting services. You may be disconnected from existing sessions and unable to join another world until maintenance has completed.

Connecting to the Essential Network and accessing other essential.gg services
  • Resolved
    UTC
    Resolved

    We have implemented a fix for the issue.

    Users may still have issues connecting to the Essential Network or accessing 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 if you are still having issues connecting to Essential.

  • Monitoring
    UTC
    Monitoring
    We implemented a fix and are currently monitoring the result.
  • Update
    UTC
    Update
    We are continuing to work on a fix for this incident.
  • Identified
    UTC
    Identified
    We are continuing to work on a fix for this incident.
  • Investigating
    UTC
    Investigating

    Users may not be able to connect to the Essential network, or access any essential.gg services, due to an issue that we are investigating related to SSL.

Essential Network Improvements
  • Completed
    June 03, 2026 at 11:47 AMUTC
    Completed
    June 03, 2026 at 11:47 AMUTC
    Maintenance has completed successfully.
  • In progress
    June 03, 2026 at 10:00 AMUTC
    In progress
    June 03, 2026 at 10:00 AMUTC
    Maintenance is now in progress
  • Planned
    June 03, 2026 at 10:00 AMUTC
    Planned
    June 03, 2026 at 10:00 AMUTC

    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

Unable to connect to the Essential Network
  • Resolved
    UTC
    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.

  • Monitoring
    UTC
    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.

  • Identified
    UTC
    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.

Jun 2026 to Aug 2026

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