Changes / Render / HA Postgres Unavailability
Render: Major incident: HA Postgres Unavailability
Summary
Render reported a major HA Postgres outage affecting multiple regions and Workflows, starting 2026-05-07 02:00 UTC and resolved at 2026-05-07 02:54 UTC (53 min). Render believed only HA-enabled databases were affected; Workflows recovered by 02:38 UTC and all affected database instances were back online by 02:47 UTC, though some showed stale 'Unready' statuses.
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After: 2026-05-07 02:00 UTC
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After: 2026-05-07 02:54 UTC
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After: Frankfurt - PostgreSQL, Frankfurt - Workflows, Ohio - PostgreSQL, Ohio - Workflows, Oregon - PostgreSQL, Oregon - Workflows, PostgreSQL, Singapore - PostgreSQL, Singapore - Workflows, Virginia - PostgreSQL, Virginia - Workflows, Workflows
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After: We're investigating reports of Postgres unavailability in multiple regions. At this point we believe this only impacts databases with HA turned on.
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After: We are continuing to investigate this issue.
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After: We've identified the issue and are implementing a fix.
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After: We're bringing the affected Postgres instances back online and expect full recovery within fifteen minutes.
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After: We're continuing to see instance recovery across the fleet. Render Workflows is now fully operational.
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After: All affected instances are back online, though a few databases may still show a stale 'Unready' status. We are working to refresh the status.
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After: Everything is back to normal, and the incident is now resolved. We are planning long-term mitigations to prevent this issue from recurring, and we will share the results of our investigation with all affected customers.
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History of this incident
| When (UTC) | Change | Kind |
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| Major incident: HA Postgres Unavailability (this change) Render reported a major HA Postgres outage affecting multiple regions and Workflows, starting 2026-05-07 02:00 UTC and resolved at 2026-05-07 02:54 UTC (53 min). Render believed only HA-enabled databases were affected; Workflows recovered by 02:38 UTC and all affected database instances were back online by 02:47 UTC, though some showed stale 'Unready' statuses. | Major incident |