# Fly.io: Major incident: Secrets service outage

**Summary:** Fly.io’s major secrets service outage blocked new app creation and secret updates; existing apps continued running. It lasted 1 h 3 min, from 2026-08-14 19:30 UTC to 2026-08-14 20:33 UTC. Fly.io cited a failed deployment and failed over the secrets database to a replica, after which the Machines API appeared healthy. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: outage (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-08-14 19:30 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-17 18:22 UTC
- [Source: https://status.flyio.net/incidents/01M00YHPQ1A46HMKNER79ZFDYZ](https://status.flyio.net/incidents/01M00YHPQ1A46HMKNER79ZFDYZ)
- [Company: Fly.io](https://rewindex.com/company/fly-io.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:186/01M00YHPQ1A46HMKNER79ZFDYZ@399ad864634b
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ Secrets service outage
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**2. Added: Impact**

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+ major
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**3. Added: Status**

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+ resolved
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**4. Added: Start time**

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+ 2026-08-14 19:30 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2026-08-14 20:33 UTC
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**6. Added: Update** (identified) · 2026-08-14 19:30 UTC

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+ We are working to recover our secrets service after a failed deployment. Apps continue to run, but it is not possible to create new apps or update secrets at this time.
```

**7. Added: Update** (monitoring) · 2026-08-14 20:08 UTC

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+ We have failed over the secrets database to a replica, and the Machines API appears healthy now. We are monitoring for any further issues.
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**8. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-08-14 20:33 UTC

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+ This incident has been resolved.
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-14 19:30 UTC | Major incident: Secrets service outage (this change) | outage |

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