Critical incident

Tailscale: Admin console and pkgs.tailscale.com are unavailable

Jul 16, 2026, 08:13 UTC
started
13:04 UTC
resolved
4 h 51 min
duration

Current status of Tailscale: Operational — live Tailscale status

Timeline

  1. Jul 16, 2026, 08:13 UTC
    investigating
    We are aware of reports of the admin console and [pkgs.tailscale.com](http://pkgs.tailscale.com "pkgs.tailscale.com") not being available for users, and we are investigating the scope of the issue.
  2. Jul 16, 2026, 09:03 UTC
    identified
    We have identified that Amazon Cloudfront is experiencing issues: [https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status](https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status "https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status"), and is the cause of the 504 errors seen on the admin console and [pkgs.tailscale.com](http://pkgs.tailscale.com "pkgs.tailscale.com"). Our teams have rolled out a fix for the admin console. [pkgs.tailscale.com](http://pkgs.tailscale.com "pkgs.tailscale.com") is still unavailable at this time.
  3. Jul 16, 2026, 10:29 UTC
    monitoring
    The admin console and [pkgs.tailscale.com](http://pkgs.tailscale.com "pkgs.tailscale.com") are now both operational. We are monitoring the situation for any further degradation in service.
  4. Jul 16, 2026, 13:04 UTC
    resolved
    This incident has been resolved.

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