GitLab: Major incident: GitLab.com CI/CD pipelines delayed or not starting
Summary
GitLab.com reported a major CI/CD incident: merge train, scheduled, and child/downstream pipelines were delayed or failed to start, with delayed mergeability analysis and webhook notifications plus general site errors and slowness. It ran from 2026-10-14 14:33 UTC to 2026-10-14 18:30 UTC (3 h 57 min). GitLab reported remediation and restored stability without specifying the cause or fix.
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After: GitLab.com CI/CD pipelines delayed or not starting
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After: 2026-10-14 14:33 UTC
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After: We are investigating an issue affecting GitLab.com merge trains. Some merge train pipelines may remain in the created state for an extended period or fail to start, causing merge trains and related CI/CD workflows to stall. More details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23192
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After: We are investigating an issue affecting GitLab.com CI/CD. Merge train, scheduled, and child/downstream pipelines may be delayed, remain in a created or pending state, or fail to start. Mergeability analysis and webhook notifications may also be delayed. More details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23192
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After: We are investigating an issue affecting GitLab.com and general site errors and slowness related to the initial issue. We are actively investigating the issue. More details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23192
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After: We identified the issue affecting GitLab.com and general site errors and slowness related to the initial issue. We are actively working to resolve the issue. More details: gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23192
AddedUpdateresolved#11
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After: The source of the issue has been identified and we have taken steps to remediate and resolve the issue. GitLab.com is stable now. More details: gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23192
Major incident: GitLab.com CI/CD pipelines delayed or not starting (this change)
GitLab.com reported a major CI/CD incident: merge train, scheduled, and child/downstream pipelines were delayed or failed to start, with delayed mergeability analysis and webhook notifications plus general site errors and slowness. It ran from 2026-10-14 14:33 UTC to 2026-10-14 18:30 UTC (3 h 57 min). GitLab reported remediation and restored stability without specifying the cause or fix.