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MongoDB Cluster Creation

Jul 1, 03:01 UTC
Resolved - Our Engineering team has confirmed full resolution of the issue with creation events for MongoDB clusters in all of our regions.

We apologize for any inconvenience throughout this process. If you continue to experience problems, please open a ticket with our support team.

Jul 1, 02:32 UTC
Monitoring - Our Engineering team has implemented a fix to resolve the issue that was preventing users from creating MongoDB clusters in all of our regions and is currently monitoring the situation.

During this time, users should no longer experience issues with creating MongoDB clusters and all the stalled creation events should provision completely.

We will post an update as soon as the issue is fully resolved.

Jul 1, 01:59 UTC
Investigating - Our Engineering team is investigating an issue with creation events for MongoDB clusters in all of our regions.

During this time, users may face issues while creating MongoDB clusters.

We apologize for the inconvenience and will share an update once we have more information.

Managed Databases Creation

Jun 30, 21:30 UTC
Resolved - Our Engineering team confirms the full resolution of creation issue with Managed Databases through Cloud Panel and API.

At this time, all users should be able to create Managed Database clusters normally.

We apologize for the inconvenience. If you continue to experience any issues, please open a support ticket from within your account.

Jun 30, 19:10 UTC
Monitoring - Our Engineering team has implemented a fix for the issue affecting the creation of Managed Databases via both the Cloud Panel and API and functionality has been restored.

We are currently monitoring the systems to ensure stability and will provide a final update once we confirm full resolution.

Jun 30, 18:23 UTC
Identified - Our Engineering team has identified an issue that is impacting the creation of Managed Databases through the DigitalOcean Cloud Panel and API. During this time a subset of users may experience errors or delays when attempting to provision new database clusters.

We are actively working on a solution in order to restore the service. Existing database clusters remain operational and are not affected by this issue.

We will provide updates as more information becomes available.

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Functions

Jun 23, 13:00 UTC
Resolved - Our Engineering team has confirmed that the issue with Functions has now been fully resolved. If you continue to see errors please open a ticket with our Support team and they will be happy to assist you.

Jun 23, 12:23 UTC
Monitoring - Our Engineering team has mitigated the issue with Functions and is monitoring the situation. We will post an update once we can fully confirm resolution.

Jun 23, 12:06 UTC
Investigating - As of 10:50 UTC, our Engineering team is investigating an issue with Functions in all regions.

During this time, users may experience an issue when trying to create or delete Functions. Additionally, users trying to deploy apps using the Function component may see the deployment failing.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and we'll share an update once we have more information.

Networking in TOR1

Jun 23, 10:09 UTC
Resolved - Between 08:07 UTC and 08:32 UTC, our Engineering team observed issues impacting networking in the TOR1 region. During this time, users may have experienced intermittent connectivity issues while interacting with Droplets and Droplet-based services.

Additionally, users may have experienced intermittent timeouts when using the API or Cloud Control panel. All services are now functioning as expected. Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

If you have any questions or continue to experience issues, please reach out via a Support ticket on your account.

GenAI Platform

Jun 22, 05:40 UTC
Resolved - From 2:57 AM to 4:38 AM UTC, our Engineering team identified and resolved an issue that affected multiple GenAI Platform models. During this period, all GenAI inference services were unavailable.

The Engineering team has confirmed that the issue has been fully resolved.

If you continue to experience any problems, please contact our support team by submitting a ticket through your Cloud Control Panel.

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