Linode (Akamai) outage, 19 October 2026

Connectivity Issue - US-ORD

Started
Resolved
19 Oct 2026, 20:33 UTC (after 5 h 43 min)
Impact
Not stated
Affected
US-ORD (Chicago)

Is this still happening?

No. Linode (Akamai) marked this incident resolved on 19 Oct 2026, 20:33 UTC, 5 h 43 min after it began.

Right now: Linode (Akamai) reports degraded performance on some systems. (as of 26 Oct, 03:45 UTC) Live Linode (Akamai) status

Last update from Linode (Akamai)

We haven’t observed any additional connectivity issues in our Chicago (US-ORD) data center, and will now consider this incident resolved. If you continue to experience problems, please <a href="https://cloud.linode.com/support/tickets">open a Support ticket</a> for assistance.

19 Oct 2026, 20:33 UTC

Read the full incident on the official Linode (Akamai) status page

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