GitLab.com CI/CD pipelines delayed or not starting

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1. investigating Oct 14, 2026, 02:33 PM UTC

   We are investigating an issue affecting GitLab.com merge trains. Some merge train pipelines may remain in the created state for an extended period or fail to start, causing merge trains and related CI/CD workflows to stall. More details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23192 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 14, 2026, 02:33 PM UTC

   We are investigating an issue affecting GitLab.com merge trains. Some merge train pipelines may remain in the created state for an extended period or fail to start, causing merge trains and related CI/CD workflows to stall. More details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23190

3. investigating Oct 14, 2026, 03:22 PM UTC

   We are investigating an issue affecting GitLab.com CI/CD. Merge train, scheduled, and child/downstream pipelines may be delayed, remain in a created or pending state, or fail to start. Mergeability analysis and webhook notifications may also be delayed. More details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23192

4. investigating Oct 14, 2026, 03:22 PM UTC

   We are investigating an issue affecting GitLab.com CI/CD. Merge train, scheduled, and child/downstream pipelines may be delayed, remain in a created or pending state, or fail to start. Mergeability analysis and webhook notifications may also be delayed. More details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23192

5. investigating Oct 14, 2026, 04:40 PM UTC

   We are investigating an issue affecting GitLab.com and general site errors and slowness related to the initial issue. We are actively investigating the issue. More details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23192

6. investigating Oct 14, 2026, 04:40 PM UTC

   We are investigating an issue affecting GitLab.com and general site errors and slowness related to the initial issue. We are actively investigating the issue. More details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23192

7. identified Oct 14, 2026, 04:50 PM UTC

   We identified the issue affecting GitLab.com and general site errors and slowness related to the initial issue. We are actively working to resolve the issue. More details: gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23192

8. identified Oct 14, 2026, 04:50 PM UTC

   We identified the issue affecting GitLab.com and general site errors and slowness related to the initial issue. We are actively working to resolve the issue. More details: gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23192

9. resolved Oct 14, 2026, 06:30 PM UTC

   The source of the issue has been identified and we have taken steps to remediate and resolve the issue. GitLab.com is stable now. More details: gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23192