Minecraft is down due to a broad outage affecting Microsoft Azure services, which Minecraft relies on for its servers and online connectivity. The outage seems to involve Azure Front Door and related DNS/network routing, causing login and connection failures for many players plus impact on other Microsoft services. Restoration timelines vary by service and region, but organizations have been rolling back problematic changes and applying fixes to restore traffic gradually. What happened (summary)
- A global outage impacted Azure Front Door and associated DNS/edge routing services, interrupting how players reach Minecraft servers and other Microsoft-backed services. This led to widespread login failures and inability to join worlds across platforms.
- Reports and monitoring platforms show a surge in outage posts from players starting in the late afternoon local times, with thousands of reports on DownDetector and similar sites.
- Microsoft acknowledged the issue, indicated that an inadvertent configuration change likely triggered it, and began rolling back changes while isolating the faulty route to restore services.
What you can do right now
- Check official status pages or credible outlets for updates on Azure and Minecraft service restoration in your region. Outages of this scale typically include a rolling recovery and gradual service restoration over hours.
- If you’re affected, try basic connectivity checks: verify your internet connection, restart your router, and sign out/sign back in to your Microsoft/Mojang account as a temporary measure while the service stabilizes.
- Monitor community posts and DownDetector for real-time local status, but treat this as user-reported data and rely on official Microsoft/Mojang updates for confirmation.
Notes
- The root cause appears to be a configuration change in the Azure network edge services (Front Door) that disrupted routing and DNS resolution, with Microsoft working to revert to a known-good state and disable the problematic route. Recovery will depend on rapid rollout of fixes and DNS propagation in affected regions.
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