# crates.io: Background job processing stalled

> crates.io reported stalled background job processing with major impact starting at 2026-10-26 08:00 UTC. The incident was still open when archived, with duration unknown; the vendor was investigating and had not stated a cause or fix.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/crates-io/incidents/wk8b439tblt8
Last updated: 2026-10-26T09:14:23Z

- Impact (vendor’s label): major
- Status: resolved · edited after publishing
- Started: 2026-10-26 08:00 UTC · Resolved: 2026-10-26 09:10 UTC · Duration: 1.2 h
- Updates: 4 · Affected components: crates.io
- [Vendor status page: https://status.crates.io/incidents/wk8b439tblt8](https://status.crates.io/incidents/wk8b439tblt8)
- [Company: crates.io](https://rewindex.com/company/crates-io.md)

## Summary

crates.io reported stalled background job processing with major impact starting at 2026-10-26 08:00 UTC. The incident was still open when archived, with duration unknown; the vendor was investigating and had not stated a cause or fix. _(machine-written, sol)_
## Timeline of updates

- **investigating** 2026-10-26 08:00 UTC: We are currently investigating this issue.
- **monitoring** 2026-10-26 08:19 UTC: A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
- **monitoring** 2026-10-26 08:49 UTC: Updates to the git index are still being processed, but the rest of the system should be recovered now.
- **resolved** 2026-10-26 09:10 UTC: This incident has been resolved.

## Rewindex changes for this incident

- 2026-10-26 08:00 UTC: [Major incident: Background job processing stalled](https://rewindex.com/change/id065dfbfcab49a.md)
- 2026-10-26 08:23 UTC: [Incident updated: Background job processing stalled](https://rewindex.com/change/r747ffd491425e0.md)
- 2026-10-26 08:58 UTC: [Incident updated: Background job processing stalled](https://rewindex.com/change/r8d344f29b5eadc.md)
- 2026-10-26 09:14 UTC: [Incident updated: Background job processing stalled](https://rewindex.com/change/ra3781d052312de.md)

## Cite this

Status incident (vendor impact label: major) posted by crates.io, started 2026-10-26 08:00 UTC, resolved after 1.2 h, 4 update(s); edited after publishing.

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/company/crates-io/incidents/wk8b439tblt8
- Citation: crates.io, “Background job processing stalled” (2026-10-26 08:00 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/company/crates-io/incidents/wk8b439tblt8 (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[crates.io: Background job processing stalled (2026-10-26)](https://rewindex.com/company/crates-io/incidents/wk8b439tblt8)`


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/crates-io/incidents/wk8b439tblt8 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/company/crates-io/incidents/wk8b439tblt8.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/companies/crates-io/incidents/wk8b439tblt8 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-11-04T13:02:24.614Z