Dear Users,
 
Recently, we received a notice from Earthlink, an operator in Baghdad, Iraq, that in the next one month, the Iraqi government will forcibly shut down all international network services from&nbsp;11:00-13:00 (UTC+8).
 
The reason is a mandatory regulation issued by the Iraqi government to prevent the leakage of student test answers.
 
During this period, all international networks at the Baghdad data center in Iraq will experience an outage. Affected dates: May 20, 2025 May 22, 2025 May 24, 2025 May 26, 2025 May 28, 2025 May 31, 2025 June 2, 2025 June 4, 2025 
 
 
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The Iraq government regularly enforces network interruption notices (May 20th to June 4th, 2025)

Dear user, We have been notified by the operator, That in order to optimize the network structure and provide better network services, The link of the Moscow&nbsp;node will undergo network cutover.&nbsp; Moscow network cutover time:&nbsp; HKT: 2025.5.20. 04:00-08:00 (UTC+8) Actual end time may be earlier or later. This cutover will cause increased network latency, packet loss, interruption, or restart of some VPS networks in Moscow. The expected interruption time is about 2 hours. During this period, you may not be able to access the Moscow network or operate the VPS of the Moscow node through the console. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused, thank you for your support and understanding, if you have any questions, please contact us in time.
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Team LightNode

Notice on the Moscow Node Network Cutover on May 20, 2025

Dear user, We have been notified by the operator, That in order to optimize the network structure and provide better network services, The link of the Sao Paulo&nbsp;node will undergo network cutover.&nbsp; Sao Paulo network cutover time:&nbsp; BRT: 2025.5.22. 00:00-06:00 (UTC-3) HKT: 2025.5.22. 11:00-17:00 (UTC+8) Actual end time may be earlier or later. This cutover will cause increased network latency, packet loss, interruption, or restart of some VPS networks in Sao Paulo.&nbsp;The expected interruption time is about 20 minutes. During this period, you may not be able to access the Sao Paulo network or operate the VPS of the Sao Paulo node through the console. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused, thank you for your support and understanding, if you have any questions, please contact us in time.
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Team LightNode

Notice on the Sao Paulo Node Network Cutover on May 22, 2025

Dear user, We have been notified by the operator, That in order to optimize the network structure and provide better network services, The link of the Jakarta&nbsp;node will undergo network cutover.&nbsp; Jakarta network cutover time:&nbsp; 2025.4.10. 1:00-6:00 (UTC+8). Actual end time may be earlier or later. This cutover will cause increased network latency, packet loss, interruption, or restart of some VPS networks in Jakarta. The expected interruption time is about 1-2 hours. During this period, you may not be able to access the Jakarta network or operate the VPS of the Jakarta node through the console. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused, thank you for your support and understanding, if you have any questions, please contact us in time. 
Team LightNode

Notice on the Jakarta Node Network Cutover on April 10, 2025

Dear user, We have been notified by the operator, That in order to optimize the network structure and provide better network services, The link of the Johannesburg&nbsp;node will undergo network cutover.&nbsp; Johannesburg network cutover time:&nbsp; 2025.3.6. 16:30-21:30 (UTC+8). Actual end time may be earlier or later. This cutover will cause some VPS networks in Johannesburg to be interrupted or restarted. The expected interruption time is about 1-3 hour. During this period, you may not have access to the network in Johannesburg, nor can you operate the VPS of the Johannesburg node through the console. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused, thank you for your support and understanding, if you have any questions, please contact us in time. 
Team LightNode

Notice of Johannesburg Node Network Switching on March 6, 2025

The Iraq government regularly enforces network interruption notices

Dear Users,Recently, we received a notice from Earthlink, an operator in Baghdad, Iraq, that in the next two months, the Iraqi government will forcibly shut down all international network services from 11:00-13:00 (UTC+8).The reason is a mandatory regulation issued by the Iraqi government to prevent the leakage of student test answers.During this period, all international networks at the Baghdad data center in Iraq will experience an outage.Affected dates:May 23, 2024May 25, 2024May 27, 2024May 29, 2024June 1, 2024June 3, 2024June 5, 2024June 8, 2024June 9, 2024June 10, 2024June 11, 2024June 12, 2024June 13, 2024June 22, 2024June 23, 2024June 24, 2024June 25, 2024June 26, 2024June 27, 2024June 29, 2024June 30, 2024July 2, 2024Team LightNode

The Iraq government regularly enforces network interruption notices

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