GitLab incident

Job delays on saas-linux-small-amd64 hosted runners

Minor Resolved View vendor source →

GitLab experienced a minor incident on October 1, 2026 affecting CI/CD and CI/CD - Hosted runners on Linux and 1 more component, lasting 3h 17m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Oct 01, 2026, 06:30 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 01, 2026, 09:48 PM UTC
Duration
3h 17m
Detected by Pingoru
Oct 01, 2026, 06:30 PM UTC

Affected components

CI/CDCI/CD - Hosted runners on LinuxGitLab agent server for Kubernetes (Google Compute Engine)

Update timeline

  1. investigating Oct 01, 2026, 06:30 PM UTC

    Some CI/CD jobs using saas-linux-small-amd64 hosted runners are experiencing delays before starting. We are restoring affected runner capacity and monitoring recovery. Delays may continue while the backlog clears. The root cause remains under investigation. For details, see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23077. Back to current status Status History Subscribe to receive status updates by email Close Subscribe Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates by webhook Each status update will POST a JSON payload to this URL Email address for managing webhook Close Subscribe Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates in Microsoft Teams Enter your Microsoft Teams webhook. View Instructions Email address for managing subscription Close Subscribe Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates via RSS RSS Feed Close Follow our status updates on Twitter/X @gitlabstatus Close Subscribe to receive status updates in Slack Slack channel ID Find the channel ID: Select the channel in your Slack workspace. The channel ID is displayed in the browser URL. Example: https://app.slack.com/client/T04SJBK1C/ C03SKGJ1P Email address Close Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates via iCalendar iCalendar Feed Close

  2. investigating Oct 01, 2026, 06:30 PM UTC

    Some CI/CD jobs using saas-linux-small-amd64 hosted runners are experiencing delays before starting. We are restoring affected runner capacity and monitoring recovery. Delays may continue while the backlog clears. The root cause remains under investigation. For details, see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23077.

  3. monitoring Oct 01, 2026, 06:47 PM UTC

    Jobs are processing as expected at this time, and graphs have returned to normal. We are now monitoring the situation. For details, see gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23077.

  4. monitoring Oct 01, 2026, 06:47 PM UTC

    Jobs are processing as expected at this time, and graphs have returned to normal. We are now monitoring the situation. For details, see gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23077.

  5. monitoring Oct 01, 2026, 07:53 PM UTC

    Job processing is stable; monitoring continues. Details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23077

  6. monitoring Oct 01, 2026, 07:53 PM UTC

    Job processing is stable; monitoring continues. Details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23077

  7. monitoring Oct 01, 2026, 09:12 PM UTC

    No material updates, monitoring continues. Details: gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23077

  8. monitoring Oct 01, 2026, 09:12 PM UTC

    No material updates, monitoring continues. Details: gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23077

  9. resolved Oct 01, 2026, 09:48 PM UTC

    Jobs on saas-linux-small-amd64 hosted runners have been processing as expected, and this incident is now resolved. Details at: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23077