What Happened
GitLab experienced an outage on May 18, 2026. The incident lasted approximately 1 hour 40 minutes.
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Timeline
| Time (UTC) | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 11:03 | Resolved | We've identified the root cause of some jobs not getting picked up due to runner pool exhaustion. We're working on getting more runners added to the pool. More details about the incident here: htt... |
| 12:47 | Resolved | All systems operational |
Impact
The outage lasted approximately 1 hour 40 minutes. GitLab runs on Google Cloud (GCP), AWS — check those status pages if you experienced cascading issues.
Resolution
GitLab has recovered and is now operational.
What To Do Next
- View GitLab live status and outage history
- Set up alerts to get notified instantly next time GitLab has an issue
- Compare GitLab reliability with other services
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