GitLab experienced a service disruption beginning September 24, 2026 at 23:02 UTC, with reports of 503 errors on GitLab.com. The company identified the cause shortly after and began active mitigation efforts. By 23:39 UTC, GitLab confirmed the API was also affected.

Error rates gradually decreased throughout the early hours of September 25, with multiple status updates noting ongoing recovery. Services were marked as Operational by 02:03 UTC on September 25, though monitoring continued. Affected components included the website, API, Git operations, CI/CD runners, and various registries.

GitLab utilized infrastructure across Google Compute Engine, Digital Ocean, AWS, and Zendesk. The incident was resolved with continued monitoring for any outstanding impacts during the disruption window.