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Outage in DigitalOcean

App Platform Deployments

Resolved Minor
February 26, 2026 - Started 25 days ago - Lasted about 12 hours
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Summary AI Generated

DigitalOcean's App Platform experienced build failures for applications using older versions of the Node.js buildpack, preventing users from successfully deploying their applications. The issue affected customers globally for approximately 11.7 hours between 14:30 UTC on February 26th and 00:01 UTC on February 27th. Engineering teams implemented a fix and restored normal build and deployment operations, with all App Platform builds now succeeding as expected.

As of 14:30 UTC, our Engineering team is investigating reports of build failures on App Platform for customers using older version of the Node.js buildpack. Users may experience errors when attempting to build their applications, resulting in failed deployments. Our Engineering team is working to fix the issue and will share an update once we have more information. In the meantime, as a workaround, we recommend that customers upgrade to the latest version of Node.js build packs. This may help to resolve the build failures and allow for successful deployments. To upgrade, please follow the instructions outlined here: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/how-to/migrate-nodejs-buildpack/ We apologize for the inconvenience this issue may be causing and appreciate your patience as we work to resolve it.
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DigitalOcean Global

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RESOLVED 25 days ago - at 02/27/2026 04:55AM

Our Engineering team has confirmed that the issue impacting build failures on App Platform has been resolved. Between approximately 14:30 UTC on the 26th and 00:01 UTC on the 27th, users may have experienced errors when attempting to build or deploy applications using older versions of the Node.js buildpack. A fix has been implemented, and build and deployment operations have been restored to normal.

All App Platform builds are now succeeding as expected. Customers who previously encountered build failures should now be able to deploy their applications without further issues.

If you continue to experience any problems, please open a ticket with our support team. Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

INVESTIGATING 25 days ago - at 02/26/2026 05:14PM

As of 14:30 UTC, our Engineering team is investigating reports of build failures on App Platform for customers using older version of the Node.js buildpack. Users may experience errors when attempting to build their applications, resulting in failed deployments.

Our Engineering team is working to fix the issue and will share an update once we have more information. In the meantime, as a workaround, we recommend that customers upgrade to the latest version of Node.js build packs. This may help to resolve the build failures and allow for successful deployments. To upgrade, please follow the instructions outlined here:

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/how-to/migrate-nodejs-buildpack/

We apologize for the inconvenience this issue may be causing and appreciate your patience as we work to resolve it.

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