Munzee incident

Game servers slow to respond

Resolved after 3 hours 50 minutes, on May 6, 2026.

resolved May 06, 2026, 09:04 PM UTC

New servers are responding, and game operations have returned to normal. We apologize for the delays today - the issues presented some unique challenges to troubleshoot. Munzee on!

Started
May 06, 2026, 05:14 PM UTC
Resolved
May 06, 2026, 09:04 PM UTC
Duration
3h 50m
Detected by Pingoru
May 06, 2026, 05:14 PM UTC

Update timeline

  1. investigating May 06, 2026, 05:14 PM UTC

    Currently investigating.

  2. resolved May 06, 2026, 06:43 PM UTC

    We identified the root cause (a rogue server), and were able to successfully bring response time back to a normal range. Servers have been stable for some time now. We will continue to monitor. We are sorry that it disrupted gameplay, and hope you are able to Munzee on for the rest of the day.

  3. investigating May 06, 2026, 07:01 PM UTC

    Servers slowing back down, investigating

  4. investigating May 06, 2026, 07:46 PM UTC

    Quick update. We have idenitified, and been working on fixing a memory caching server issue. Will post updates as we have more info.

  5. investigating May 06, 2026, 08:16 PM UTC

    The bad memcache server has been replaced and game services are coming back online. We are continuing to monitor.

  6. resolved May 06, 2026, 09:04 PM UTC

    New servers are responding, and game operations have returned to normal. We apologize for the delays today - the issues presented some unique challenges to troubleshoot. Munzee on!

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