WHAT CAUSED THE ROBLOX OUTAGE?
In a blog post, CEO David Baszucki explained the system failures behind the server crash.
“This was an especially difficult outage in that it involved a combination of several factors,” Baszucki wrote.
“A core system in our infrastructure became overwhelmed, prompted by a subtle bug in our backend service communications while under heavy load.
“This was not due to any peak in external traffic or any particular experience.
“Rather the failure was caused by the growth in the number of servers in our datacenters.
“The result was that most services at Roblox were unable to effectively communicate and deploy.”
