Render is a unified cloud platform for hosting web services, static sites, cron jobs, databases, and background workers with automatic deployments from Git. Positioned as a modern Heroku alternative, Render offers managed PostgreSQL and Redis, auto-scaling, private networking, and infrastructure-as-code via render.yaml blueprints. The platform serves thousands of teams who have migrated from Heroku after its free tier removal, attracted by Render's generous free tier, transparent pricing, and support for Docker-based deployments alongside native runtime environments.
Render outages typically involve web service routing failures where incoming requests cannot reach deployed services, database connectivity issues during maintenance operations, and build pipeline queuing during high-demand deployment periods. Static site CDN distribution delays can cause stale content to be served. Auto-scaling events that fail to provision new instances during traffic spikes result in 503 errors. Region-specific networking issues in Oregon (the primary region) have historically caused the most widespread impact.
When Render goes down, hosted web services, static sites, and background workers become unreachable simultaneously. Managed PostgreSQL and Redis databases disconnect, breaking applications that depend on them. New deployments and rollbacks are unavailable through both the dashboard and CLI. For teams that migrated from Heroku to Render, an outage recreates the same deployment disruption they sought to avoid, highlighting the importance of multi-platform deployment strategies.
Use this page to check Render availability. Render outages can affect specific service types (web services, databases, static sites) independently. Check status.render.com for the official component-level status page with incident reports and scheduled maintenance windows.
A 502 Bad Gateway error on Render typically means the routing layer cannot reach your service. This can be caused by a platform outage, your application crashing, or health check failures causing your service to be marked unhealthy. Check your service logs in the Render dashboard. If multiple unrelated services show 502 errors, it is a platform issue.
Render is a newer platform that has rapidly matured since launching as a Heroku alternative. Render's infrastructure runs on major cloud providers with multi-region capabilities. For critical production workloads, evaluate recent uptime history on status.render.com. Render's free tier services may experience more frequent cold starts than paid tiers.
Render's managed PostgreSQL databases maintain data integrity during outages — the data itself is safe on persistent storage. Connection interruptions cause temporary access failures but not data loss. Automated backups run independently, so your most recent backup should be available. Once service resumes, database connections automatically restore.
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