Cloudways Public Roadmap

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Planned

Launch Relay Integrations

Expected Delivery: Q1 2026

Enhanced server communication system to support larger-scale server environments with improved performance and reliability.

planned

Maintenance Window Definition Within UI

Expected Delivery: Q1 2026

New feature allowing users to schedule and configure maintenance periods directly through the interface.

planned

Enable Immunify360 Email Feature

Expected Delivery: Q1 2026

Implementation of email security via Immunify and integration

planned

Integrate Patchman (Virtual Patching)

Expected Delivery: Q1 2026

Patchman for automated virtual patching of vulnerabilities.

planned

Add Breeze in WordPress Settings and Sync Process for Breeze & Object Cache Pro

Expected Delivery: Q1 2026

Integration of Breeze caching settings within WordPress admin panel and synchronization capabilities with Object Cache Pro.

planned

Introduction of Laravel 12

Expected Delivery: Q1 2026

Support for the newest version of the Laravel framework, including its features and improvements.

planned

Firewall Enhancements

Expected Delivery: Q1 2026

Ability to manage anti-bot protection Ability to block countries in bulk

planned

Introduction of Per Application PHP

Expected Delivery: Q1 2026

New capability allowing different PHP versions to be assigned to individual applications within the same environment.

planned

Hardware Improvements

Expected Delivery: Q1 2026

Introducing ability for IOPs & Throughput scaling on AWS servers

planned

Deprecation of MariaDB 10.5

Expected Delivery: Q1 2026

Phasing out support for older MariaDB versions, encouraging migration to more secure and performant versions.

planned
In Progress

New Data Centre Regions for Our Cloud Providers

Expected Delivery: Q1 2026

Launching 21 new data centre regions across different cloud providers

progress

Referral Dashboard

Expected Delivery: Q1 2026

A dashboard for referrers where they can see the progress of their referral and their overall referral performance.

progress

Deprecation of Cloudways API v1

Expected Delivery: Q1 2026

Phasing out Cloudways API V1 to support the transition to the upgraded API V2 once it is delivered.

progress
Delivered
General Availability

Lightning Stack General Availability

Delivery: Q4 2025

Our latest and more performant Lightning Stack in general availability for all our new and existing users

delivered

Introduction of PHP 8.4

Delivery: Q3 2025

Support for the upcoming PHP 8.4 version with its performance improvements and new features.

delivered

Advance Vertical Scaling for Vultr

Delivery: Q4 2025

Introducing the capability to cross scale between General Purpose & CPU Optimized server types for Vultr

delivered
Public Preview

Activity Logs Transparency

Delivery: Q1 2026

A consumer-facing audit dashboard for Cloudways platform users to track state-changing actions performed within their account by the user, system or by associated team members.

delivered

New DO Series – GP and CPU Optimized Series

Delivery: Q2 2025

Integration of newer, higher-performance server options from DigitalOcean to increase platform capabilities.

delivered

Elasticsearch 8.11

Delivery: Q2 2025

To introduce ElasticSearch 8.11 on the Cloudways Platform

delivered

Vultr 58GB High Frequency Server

Delivery: Q2 2025

To increase our SKU capacity on Vultr provider by introducing Vultr 58GB server

delivered

Introduce More Performant Vultr & Linode Series

Delivery: Q3 2025

Integration of newer, higher-performance server options from Vultr and Linode providers to increase platform capabilities.

delivered

Introduction of MariaDB 10.11 & 11.4

Delivery: Q3 2025

Adding support for newer MariaDB database versions with performance and security enhancements.

delivered

Lightning Stack Public Preview

Delivery: Q3 2025

Our latest and more performant Lightning stack available for users in public preview.

delivered

Fix UUX Slowness Problems

Delivery: Q2 2025

Performance optimization to address UI/UX lag issues, improving overall user experience and responsiveness.

delivered

Malware Protection – Provide Insights for Database Injections/Malware

Delivery: Q2 2025

Enhanced security feature providing detection and insights for database-level malware and injection attacks.

delivered

Access to Firewall Settings: 1) Add UI toggles to enable/disable weak password protection on platform 2) Access to adjust DOS Limit on platform

Delivery: Q2 2025

User controls for Denial of Service protection thresholds and limits within firewall settings.

delivered

GP2 to GP3 Volume Type Upgrades for AWS Servers

Delivery: Q2 2025

We have upgraded all our volume instances of AWS servers to more performant ones, allowing our users to utlize faster performance across their sites.

delivered

Enhanced Filtering, Pagination, and Sorting for Server/App Listings

Delivery: Q3 2025

Users will now find enhanced filtering, pagination, and sorting capabilities that make it easier and faster to find exactly what they need.

delivered

OpenSearch 2.19

Delivery: Q2 2025

Introduced the OpenSearch 2.19 package on the Cloudways Platform.

delivered

Magento 2.4.8

Delivery: Q2 2025

The newest version of the Magento app has been released on the Cloudways Platform as a 1-click installation.

delivered
General Availability

Cloudways API v2

Delivery: Q1 2026

Cloudways API V2 with expanded endpoints, cleaner documentation, and a modern, easy-to-use developer portal.

delivered
General Availability

More Control Over Cloudflare Enterprise Add-on

Delivery: Q1 2026

Now you can instantly adjust key features of Cloudflare add-on like WAF, BIC, Rate Limiting, AI Crawler Blocking, SSL Cipher, and Hostname Status Refresh without contacting support.

delivered
Planned

Automated Tasks Management for Repetitive Tasks

Expected Delivery: Q2 2026

Intelligent system that identifies and automates routine maintenance operations to reduce administrative overhead.

planned

AI Powered Testing – Private Preview

Expected Delivery: Q3 2026

Early access to machine learning tools that automatically test site functionality and identify potential issues before they impact users.

planned

On-Demand Site Audit

Expected Delivery: Q3 2026

On-demand site audit to help users improve website performance, remove bottlenecks, improve scores, etc.

planned
In Progress

Insights to Cover App Specific Issues in Investigation and Recommendations

Expected Delivery: Q2 2026

Targeted diagnostic analysis providing customized troubleshooting recommendations based on your specific application stack.

progress

More Server Level Insights and SmartFixes

Expected Delivery: Q1 2026

Enhance the coverage for existing server level insights and SmartFixes

progress
Delivered

MySQL Issues Insights

Delivery: Q4 2025

Database performance monitoring with specialized detection of common MySQL problems and optimization recommendations.

delivered
General Availability

SmartFix for Backup Health Issues

Delivery: Q4 2025

SmartFix option available for Backup Health insights, enabling users to fix the backup issues with a click of a button.

delivered
General Availability

Backup Health Insights

Delivery: Q4 2025

Proactive notification system that detects potential backup failures with detailed diagnostic information and resolution steps.

delivered
General Availability

Cloudways Copilot General Availability

Delivery: Q1 2026

Cloudways Copilot in general availability for all our new and existing users.

delivered

Cloudways Copilot Public Preview

Delivery: Q2 2025

Cloudways Copilot available open for our new and existing users on invitation-basis.

delivered

Copilot Smartfix

Delivery: Q3 2025

One-click resolution option leveraging AI to automatically implement recommended fixes for critical server problems, available in public preview.

delivered
Planned

Granular Team Member Access

Expected Delivery: Q1-2026

Assign custom roles and permissions to team members to enhance security and control over collaborative access.

planned

Autoscaling Analytics

Expected Delivery: Q1 2026

Track autoscaling behavior in detail to understand how your application responds to traffic spikes and resource demand.

planned
In Progress

Malware Protection For Autonomous

Expected Delivery: Q1 2026

Implement enhanced security features to detect and block malware threats, safeguarding applications from malicious attacks.

progress
Delivered

Cloudflare Under Attack Mode

Delivery: Q1-2026

Cloudflare's Under Attack mode helps protect your application from suspicious or high-risk traffic by adding an extra security layer that you can enable whenever needed.

delivered

Free Managed Migrations

Delivery: Q1 2026

All Autonomous subscribers get free managed migrations from the Cloudways team when moving their websites to Autonomous within their current plan limits.

delivered

Divi Buillder Support

Delivery: Q1 2025

Provide support for Divi Builder. A popular page builder and theme with approx 11k sites in 2025

delivered

Git Deployment

Delivery: Q2 2025

Enable deployment of code directly from Git repositories, streamlining the process for developers to push updates to production environments.

delivered

CSAT Survey for Autonomous

Delivery: Q2 2025

Relaunch the CSAT survey to gain insights on current pain points and experiences.

delivered

Customer Migration Effort Score

Delivery: Q2 2025

A smooth and seamless migration can make or break the customer experience hence it’s really important to keep track of what works well and what does not for users so we can improve the experience.

delivered

Cron Jobs

Delivery: Q1 2025

Improve support for scheduling automated tasks within applications to allow developers to set up and manage cron jobs more easily.

delivered

SSH Keys

Delivery: Q1 2025

Enable secure, key-based authentication for server access, allowing users to connect without using passwords, enhancing security.

delivered

PHP 8.3

Delivery: Q1 2025

Introduce support for PHP 8.3, ensuring compatibility with the latest version of PHP for improved performance and security.

delivered

Partial Restore

Delivery: Q1 2025

Allow users to restore specific components (e.g., database or files) of a backup rather than restoring the entire backup, offering flexibility and reducing time.

delivered

Product Trial

Delivery: Q1 2025

A new initiative where users can start separate trial for Flexible or Autonomous. Also introducing Autonomous Trial.

delivered

Cloudflare Helper Plugin Improvements

Delivery: Q2 2025

Addition of the s-maxage directive (86400s) to the .htaccess file upon installation, improving caching behavior. Users will also have the ability to exclude specific URLs from Cloudflare caching via plugin settings.

delivered

Higher Memory Limit for PHP

Delivery: Q1 2025

"Users often require higher memory limit. This will allow them to set these limits without any limitation or manual intervention from the backend/PO team.

delivered

Migrate MySQL to MariaDB

Delivery: Q1 2025

Migrate apps that are using MySQL to MariaDB for better performance.

delivered

PHP 8.4 Support

Delivery: Q1 2026

PHP 8.4 support is now available on Cloudways Autonomous, allowing applications to run on the latest PHP version while maintaining compatibility with modern WordPress and WooCommerce plugins and benefiting from performance and security improvements.

delivered

This product roadmap is provided for informational purposes only. It should not be relied upon in making any purchasing decisions and may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described in this roadmap remain at the sole discretion of Cloudways and DigitalOcean and are subject to change without notice.