Major incident

Kinsta: Service disruption at the Northern Virginia (US East 4) data center

Oct 8, 2026, 14:42 UTC
started
22:03 UTC
resolved
7 h 21 min
duration

Affected: Ashburn, Virginia, US data centers

Current status of Kinsta: Minor issues — live Kinsta status

Timeline

  1. Oct 8, 2026, 14:42 UTC
    investigating
    Our Engineers are investigating reports of a service disruption affecting sites in the Northern Virginia (US East 4) data center. We are working to restore service to affected sites as quickly as possible.
  2. Oct 8, 2026, 16:38 UTC
    identified
    We have identified the cause of the issue, and we are currently working on a fix.
  3. Oct 8, 2026, 18:21 UTC
    monitoring
    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results. If your site was affected and is still experiencing difficulties, please contact our support team via chat in MyKinsta, or by emailing [email protected].
  4. Oct 8, 2026, 22:03 UTC
    resolved
    This has been resolved.

Updates as published by Kinsta (original).

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