Linode incident

[Emerging Issue] - Block Storage performance issues in the IAD data center

Minor Resolved View vendor source →

Linode experienced a minor incident on December 22, 2025 affecting US-IAD (Washington) Block Storage, lasting 8h 19m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Dec 22, 2025, 08:04 PM UTC
Resolved
Dec 23, 2025, 04:24 AM UTC
Duration
8h 19m
Detected by Pingoru
Dec 22, 2025, 08:04 PM UTC

Affected components

US-IAD (Washington) Block Storage

Update timeline

  1. investigating Dec 22, 2025, 08:04 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating an issue impacting Block Storage volume attachment/detachment and reachability in the IAD data center.

  2. monitoring Dec 22, 2025, 08:49 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Dec 23, 2025, 04:24 AM UTC

    We have resolved the issue that prompted this emerging status event. Customers may have experienced a brief period of impact, during which general performance and usability to the Block Storage service in IAD were affected. At this time, we are confident that the service is fully operational. If you encounter any further issues, please contact Compute Support for assistance. We apologize for this inconvenience.