# Amazon Web Services outage hits several major apps, websites

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/amazon-web-services-outage-hits-several-major-apps-websites/32224
**Category:** News
**Tags:** software, website, article
**Created:** 2025-10-20T10:54:59Z
**Posts:** 13
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## Post 8 by @anon57862721 — 2025-10-21T17:30:09Z

> [@PurpleDime](#):
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> but the fact that I didn’t have a private alternative option to message my friends and family while it was down is annoying.

Your own server proxy via a VPS (that does not rely on any major or big tech cloud service) is the answer. Wish I knew how to make one. They say its relatively easy but not to me. I hope @jordan and/or @em can create some content on this for all who rely on PG for simple to understand reliable info. Perhaps a collaboration? Written piece by Em and an accompanying video by Jordan (or vice versa). Hope the PG team sees this and considers it.

New and unique content like that is why people become members so there are no downsides to this. Cost and time I feel are the only constraints (if that).

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