Executive Summary
On January 10, 2026, SCNX experienced a major outage affecting Bot-Hosts #17, #20, and #24. The incident resulted in connectivity failures, preventing hosted bots from connecting to Discord and internal SCNX infrastructure. To resolve the issue, our engineering team provisioned a new server (Bot-Host #38) and migrated all affected workloads. The incident was marked fully resolved on January 11, 2026, following the successful migration of residual data.
Root Cause Analysis
The disruption was caused by a networking issue originating from the hosting provider for the affected servers. This network failure severed the connection between the bot hosts, Discord’s API, and other parts of the SCNX ecosystem. Due to the severity and nature of the networking problems, it remains unclear if operations can resume on the affected hardware in the future.
Impact
Affected Services: Bots hosted on SCNX Bot-Hosts #17, #20, and #24.
User Experience:
Bots were unable to connect to Discord, resulting in downtime.
In some cases, bots appeared online but suffered from slow response times or failed to load the dashboard.
Downtime: The total downtime for individual bots was limited to less than 5 hours, depending on when the specific bot was automatically migrated to the new host.
Timeline of Events
All times are in the time zone reported in the system logs.
January 10, 2026
8:35 PM: The team begins investigating reports of bots on Servers 17, 20, and 24 being unable to connect to Discord.
9:58 PM: Bot-Host #38 is provisioned as a temporary host to ensure service quality. Automatic migration of affected bots begins.
10:58 PM: Migration for all bots from Server 24 is completed.
11:06 PM: Migration for all bots from Server 20 is completed.
11:20 PM: All active bots are successfully moved to Bot-Host #38 and confirmed to be running without issues.
January 11, 2026
4:09 PM: Work begins on discontinuing the affected hosts while a permanent solution is negotiated with the provider.
6:50 PM: Residual data from Bot-Host #17 is migrated, and the decommissioning process begins.
10:24 PM: Residual data from Bot-Hosts #20 and #24 is migrated, and the decommissioning process begins.
10:26 PM: Incident is marked as Resolved.
Resolution and Next Steps
Service was restored by migrating all active bots to a new node, Bot-Host #38. Following the restoration of service, all remaining data was migrated off the affected infrastructure.
To prevent recurrence:
Infrastructure Decommissioning: Bot-Hosts #17, #20, and #24 are currently being decommissioned as we assess the situation.
Provider Review: We are in active discussions with the hosting provider to assess their continued suitability for our operations.
Mitigation Improvement: We are reviewing our internal processes to ensure future connectivity issues can be mitigated even more effectively.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience during this migration.