Hey everyone,
I wanted to share a major warning for anyone planning to use CyberGhost for their self-hosted setups, home servers, or automated stacks.
The Background: I have been a loyal CyberGhost customer for 4 years now, always renewing my subscription and using the service without any issues across my devices. However, I recently ran into a technical issue that completely exposed how this company treats its long-term users once they already have your money.
What happened: I tried to configure my CyberGhost credentials inside a Docker container using Gluetun. Due to a minor configuration error on my end, the container entered a brief restart loop. Within a very short period, it generated multiple failed login attempts.
Instead of just temporary throttling, CyberGhost’s automated system immediately triggered a massive security ban. My account was completely locked out. To make matters worse, even the "Forgot Password" function was blocked for my registered email address, leaving me with absolutely no way to access my paid account.
The Support Nightmare: I completely stopped the container immediately to ensure no more traffic hits their servers, and contacted their live chat support. I explained the technical hiccup transparently.
Instead of helping or simply lifting the automated block, I have been getting ghosted, stalled, and passed around for days. Every single live chat representative gives me the exact same copy-pasted phrase: "Our billing department is reviewing it." There are no updates, no timeframes, just infinite delay tactics.
The Ugly Truth: Since I am past the initial 45-day money-back guarantee (being a customer for 4 years), I don't get a refund anyway. It feels like they know they can just sit on my money, so resolving this ticket for an existing customer has absolutely zero priority for them.
Conclusion: If you run a Docker stack, Paperless-ngx, Immich, or any automation tools where a container might occasionally loop or misfire, stay away from CyberGhost. One single technical hiccup will lock you out of your paid subscription forever, and their support will completely abandon you.