# Recent server timeout errors — anyone else getting them? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 7, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514 "2019-12-07T16:13:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 29
**Author:** ![cram4dell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5e9695/32.png) [@cram4dell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cram4dell)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/561 "2020-02-19T00:22:38Z")
> [@cram4dell](#): > > Brand new user here, but I have already seen some random timeouts. Just saying. 🙂 Just got another timeout. Mentioning this just in case the timestamp helps. ---
**Author:** ![cram4dell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5e9695/32.png) [@cram4dell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cram4dell)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/562 "2020-02-19T01:02:21Z")
> [@cram4dell](#): > > Just got another timeout. Mentioning this just in case the timestamp helps. Yeah, I won’t post again here. But the timeouts are happening quite often. At least once for every 30 min of browsing. Hopefully this gets fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/563 "2020-02-19T02:33:17Z")
I got a 504 in the last 5 minutes. Prior to that I hadn’t encountered any 50x in a long time. – ETA, it was one week ago, posted above at post # 539. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/564 "2020-02-19T10:03:18Z")
SDMB uses some 3rd-party server (Google IIUC). Is it not likely that the timeouts are just caused by overloading of that server? E.g. if SDMB is paying for 3rd-class service and needs 2nd-class? ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/565 "2020-02-19T16:40:20Z")
SDMB has been unusable for nearly nine solid minutes, until just now. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/566 "2020-02-19T17:06:57Z")
It’s been two months since this thread was started, and it’s still happening today: TIME OUT. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/567 "2020-02-19T17:18:20Z")
I find that saving edits to posts is particularly likely to cause an error. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/568 "2020-02-19T18:17:21Z")
A little while ago I was scrolling through posts–not even attempting to reply–and I got the Time Out 504 error. 😕 OK, that’s a fluke, but the Time Out thing is driving me crazy. Why is this still happening? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/569 "2020-02-19T18:33:45Z")
Now I am getting time outs trying to log in. As well as when previewing, posting, and clicking on the results of searches. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/570 "2020-02-19T18:50:23Z")
> [@Max\_S](#): > > I have read that this message board is running on an ancient vBulletin software with lots of custom hacks. And, you know, the machine is running on hamsters. Maybe there’s a shortage of rodentologists in the Chicago area? Blagojevich just got sprung from prison yesterday. A rat that big should be able to do the work of at least several hamsters if we can coax him into the machine. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/571 "2020-02-19T18:50:26Z")
More 504 Server Time Outs. Really really bad service. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/572 "2020-02-19T18:51:38Z")
502 Server Error… arrrrggggghhhhh. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/573 "2020-02-19T18:52:00Z")
Whoa the time-outs have come back thick and fast this morning. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/574 "2020-02-19T18:52:42Z")
Been particularly bad this afternoon. Very slow and 504 errors ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/575 "2020-02-19T18:56:00Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Now I am getting time outs trying to log in. As well as when previewing, posting, and clicking on the results of searches. > > Regards, > Shodan All of these things. It’s very frustrating. I’ve gotten in the habit of requesting something (page load, post, etc) and then doing something else for a bit. Several times a day, I’ll get a 502 error. I’ve tried 3 different browsers. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/576 "2020-02-19T19:18:29Z")
Many errors just loading the site today. I might suggest to the powers that be that you temporarily disable the edit feature, since that seemed to cause the issues more regularly and could be a source of the problem. If things improve, it would be a diagnostic and probably indicate table locking issues. If not, it was no great loss. We’ve lived without edit before. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/577 "2020-02-19T21:00:39Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Been particularly bad this afternoon. Very slow and 504 errors Yup. Me too. ---
**Author:** ![Razncain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/578 "2020-02-19T21:20:14Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > It’s been two months since this thread was started, and it’s still happening today: > > TIME OUT. That’s about how long it has been happening with me. Usually it is just sluggish, but the gateway 504 timeout happens quite a bit too. I’ve tried different browsers, different times of the day, not signing in vs signing in, haven’t found any tricks that may help. So just go elsewhere on the net. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/579 "2020-02-19T21:24:41Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Been particularly bad this afternoon. Very slow and 504 errors I’m experiencing the same. And it’s not just in long threads. It’s happening with new threads that have less than twenty posts. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/580 "2020-02-19T21:40:06Z")
I’m one of those whom it usually happens to only occasionally, but today it’s been bad even for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514.md?page=28) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514.md?page=30)