Render experienced a minor incident on January 17, 2026 affecting Web Services and Cron Jobs and 1 more component, lasting 12m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Web ServicesCron JobsBackground WorkersPostgreSQLRedisWeb Services - Free Tier
Update timeline
- identified Jan 17, 2026, 02:29 AM UTC
High demand for new instances has created a backlog for some services in the Oregon region. Services attempting to add new instances including those for new deploys, instance scale ups, restarts, etc. may see delays doing so.
- resolved Jan 17, 2026, 02:41 AM UTC
Instance creation times have been restored to expected timerames. This issue has been resolved.