Outage in GitLab
Delays in background processing
Resolved Minor
February 24, 2026 - Started 3 days ago
- Lasted 1 day
Incident Report
Summary AI Generated
GitLab.com experienced increased background processing delays that affected pipeline execution and merge trains for 25.7 hours. The delays impacted the website and background processing systems, causing users to experience slower pipeline execution and merge train functionality. Background processing largely recovered and stabilized, with the engineering team continuing to monitor the system for 24 hours to ensure no recurrence.
We’re investigating increased background processing delays on GitLab.com that are affecting pipeline execution and merge trains. Our engineering team is actively working to identify the cause and restore normal performance. Details in: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21361
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Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
3 days ago - at 02/24/2026 05:11PM
We’re investigating increased background processing delays on GitLab.com that are affecting pipeline execution and merge trains. Our engineering team is actively working to identify the cause and restore normal performance. Details in: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21361
3 days ago - at 02/24/2026 05:28PM
We do not have a material update to share at this time. Our engineering team continues to actively investigate and will provide further updates as soon as more information becomes available. Details in: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21361
3 days ago - at 02/24/2026 05:47PM
We continue to see delays in background job processing on GitLab.com. Our engineers continue to investigate the root cause and work to restore normal performance. More details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/issues/21361
3 days ago - at 02/24/2026 06:19PM
Background processing on GitLab.com has largely recovered, and user experience has noticeably improved over the past 15 minutes. We’re continuing to investigate the root cause and will share additional updates if we see any recurrence. Details in: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21361
3 days ago - at 02/24/2026 06:54PM
Background processing on GitLab.com continues to improve, but some users may still experience delays in pipeline execution and merge trains while the backlog is processed. Our engineers continue to investigate the root cause. Details in: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21361
3 days ago - at 02/24/2026 07:36PM
Background processing on GitLab.com has stabilized. We will continue monitoring for the next 24 hours. If the issue does not recur, this incident will be resolved. Otherwise, we’ll provide updates and take additional action as needed. Details in: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21361
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