Is Second Life down? Live status and outage map
No, Second Life is up right now.
It answered in 323 ms. If it isn't working for you, the problem is probably on your side, so see what to try below.
Second Life's status page mentions: Unscheduled Group Chat Maintenance.
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- Response time
- 323msHTTP 200 OK
- Uptime, 24 hours
- 100%274 checks
- Uptime, 30 days
- 99.65%2,003 checks
- SSL certificate
- 194daysValid until May 28, 2027
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Second Life outage map
Reached from EU (Falkenstein)
The big dot is our server in EU (Falkenstein), which decides the status above. Small dots are home and mobile connections, one per country. Countries are shaded as visitors run the connection test below or report problems.
Check from other countries
0 of 5 picked
Pick up to 5 countries and watch them on the map. One home or mobile connection in each opens secondlife.com through Globalping, so you can see whether a problem is limited to some places. You can do this 3 times an hour.
Last 24 hours
Last 15 checks
| Time | Result | Answer | Response | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled | Up | 200 OK | 323 ms | EU (Falkenstein) |
| Scheduled | Up | 200 OK | 344 ms | EU (Falkenstein) |
| Scheduled | Up | 200 OK | 327 ms | EU (Falkenstein) |
| Scheduled | Up | 200 OK | 298 ms | EU (Falkenstein) |
| Scheduled | Up | 200 OK | 265 ms | EU (Falkenstein) |
| Scheduled | Up | 200 OK | 268 ms | EU (Falkenstein) |
| Scheduled | Up | 200 OK | 283 ms | EU (Falkenstein) |
| Scheduled | Up | 200 OK | 270 ms | EU (Falkenstein) |
| Scheduled | Up | 200 OK | 252 ms | EU (Falkenstein) |
| Scheduled | Up | 200 OK | 585 ms | EU (Falkenstein) |
| Scheduled | Up | 200 OK | 251 ms | EU (Falkenstein) |
| Scheduled | Up | 200 OK | 268 ms | EU (Falkenstein) |
| Scheduled | Up | 200 OK | 609 ms | EU (Falkenstein) |
| Scheduled | Up | 200 OK | 314 ms | EU (Falkenstein) |
| Scheduled | Up | 200 OK | 306 ms | EU (Falkenstein) |
Test from your connection
Your browser tries to reach secondlife.com directly, the same way it would if you opened it. We compare that with our own check to tell whether the problem is the site or your connection.
We record only whether the test worked, how long it took and your country. Ad blockers can block the test for some sites.
Official status
Unscheduled Group Chat Maintenance
Investigating, updatedWe are continuing to investigate this issue.
Read the full update
Affected components
- Group Text ChatDegraded performance
32 other components report no problems.
- Scheduled maintenance: Scheduled Billing Maintenance
Recently resolved, as reported by Second Life
- Unscheduled Billing Maintenance, 2 h 11 min
- Unscheduled Billing Maintenance, 7 h 52 min
- Unscheduled Wiki Maintenance, 6 h 27 min
- Unscheduled Billing Maintenance, 16 h 16 min
- Brief Delay to Support Hours This Morning, 11 min
- Feedback Portal Login Outage, 23 min
Problem reports
Nobody has reported a problem with Second Life in the last 7 days. If it isn't working for you, say so at the top of this page.
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Second Life outage history
Problems in one check
200 OK
Down in one check
Connected, but the server did not respond within 10 seconds.
Down in one check
502 Bad Gateway
Down in one check
Connected, but the server did not respond within 10 seconds.
Problems in one check
200 OK
Down for 10 min
502 Bad Gateway
Down in one check
Connected, but the server did not respond within 10 seconds.
Down in one check
502 Bad Gateway
If Second Life isn't working for you
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Try another network
Switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data. If it works on one, the problem is your network or provider.
Pause extensions and VPN
Ad blockers, VPNs and proxies are common causes of sites failing to load.
Restart the app or device
For mobile apps, also check for an update.
Check your clock
A wrong date or time on your device breaks secure connections.
Refresh your DNS
If only Second Life fails, restart your router or switch to a public DNS resolver.
Common questions about Second Life
- Is Second Life down for everyone or just for me?
- Most likely just you. Second Life answered our server in EU (Falkenstein) on its last check. Use "Test from your connection" on this page to see whether your own browser can reach secondlife.com.
- What problems do people report with Second Life?
- Nobody has reported a problem in the last 7 days. If Second Life isn't working for you, add a report at the top of this page so the next visitor knows.
- How often does Second Life go down?
- Over the last 30 days Second Life was reachable in 99.65% of our 2,003 scheduled checks. The latest problem we logged began on Nov 13, 2026, seen in a single check.
- How do you check whether Second Life is down?
- Every 5 minutes our server in EU (Falkenstein) looks up secondlife.com, connects to it and times how long the homepage takes to start answering. A failed check is repeated before it counts as an outage.
- Does Second Life have an official status page?
- Yes, Second Life posts its own updates at status.secondlifegrid.net. We read it every few minutes; at the moment it says "Partially Degraded Service".