DataCamp incident

Virtual Machine exercises failing to start

Resolved after 1 hour 15 minutes, affecting Sandbox and In-App Web Learning Experience, on February 10, 2026.

identified Feb 10, 2026, 05:57 PM UTC

Interactive exercises using virtual machines are available again but may take longer to load as we scale up capacity.

Started
Feb 10, 2026, 05:11 PM UTC
Resolved
Feb 10, 2026, 06:27 PM UTC
Duration
1h 15m
Detected by Pingoru
Feb 10, 2026, 05:11 PM UTC

Affected components

SandboxIn-App Web Learning Experience

Update timeline

  1. investigating Feb 10, 2026, 05:11 PM UTC

    We're seeing issues with new virtual machine exercises failing to start, we're investigating the issue.

  2. identified Feb 10, 2026, 05:47 PM UTC

    We have identified the issue and have implemented a fix. The interactive exercises using Virtual Machines are starting to become available again.

  3. identified Feb 10, 2026, 05:57 PM UTC

    Interactive exercises using virtual machines are available again but may take longer to load as we scale up capacity.

  4. resolved Feb 10, 2026, 06:27 PM UTC

    Interactive exercises using Virtual Machines are available again.

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