# 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:** 33
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/641 "2020-02-21T02:21:35Z")
For reasons my brain cannot comprehend, Tuba posted an update in this [other new thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=890387) and not in this one. See post #8. Oh wait, the odds are 6 to 1 against that if you try to click over you’ll get a 502 error. > [@TubaDiva](#): > > Hi there. > > Yes, TPTB are aware that the system is thrashing around and they’ve been talking to DesertNet about it. > > Apparently the problem is greater than just restarting the server (the usual solution to many of our problems). A solution is not yet in place (obviously) but they are still looking at it. > > In the meantime we ask for your everlasting patience and your forbearance. Not easy times and truly truly annoying and we are all experiencing it and it sucks. I don’t know what else to tell you. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/642 "2020-02-21T16:10:16Z")
no way a hosting company like Amazon or Google would have these issues. They could probably fix it in a few hours. They can scale up a site by changing a few settings. Of course you have to pay more for a bigger/better site. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/643 "2020-02-22T15:35:50Z")
So far so good this morning. Did they find & fix the issue last night? ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/644 "2020-02-22T16:23:59Z")
TubaDiva made a detailed post last night in [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=890387) (post #47) with a little more info in post #49. So yeah, they did something but it might just be a temporary fix. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/645 "2020-02-22T16:33:30Z")
> [@Bumbershoot](#): > > TubaDiva made a detailed post last night in [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=890387) (post #47) with a little more info in post #49. So yeah, they did something but it might just be a temporary fix. Thank you, good info. Here is a link directly to her post in full thread format: [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22152401#post22152401](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22152401#post22152401) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/646 "2020-02-27T22:00:34Z")
It’s really, really, really bad today. Whatever fix they did made things worse. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/647 "2020-02-27T22:13:01Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > It’s really, really, really bad today. Whatever fix they did made things worse. Ditto! In spades! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/648 "2020-02-27T22:16:10Z")
Why do I get a 504 error every time I try to edit? FIX THE BOARDS! ---
**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 27, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/649 "2020-02-27T22:20:46Z")
Fist bumps to the previous three posts. Never been worse than it has today. Just getting here was a Sisyphean exercise in forbearance, equanimity and WTFaaaaaahhhh… I’ll bet I’m not the only one who wouldn’t mind hearing from someone actually from DesertNet, itself, for a word on the situation. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/650 "2020-02-27T22:25:21Z")
Came to post a complaint, and then realized that, at least for now, things are actually running smoothly. Fingers crossed that it continues. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/651 "2020-02-27T22:34:55Z")
Yeah, disregard the post above. Had a smooth two minutes in Thread Games and thought everything was working. The 504 timeouts started immediately afterward. What a mess. ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/652 "2020-02-27T22:51:00Z")
Barely usable tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/653 "2020-02-27T23:33:47Z")
I’ve been getting 502s and 504s repeatedly for the past half hour or so. Hopefully I can post this. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/654 "2020-02-27T23:59:09Z")
I’ve been getting them all day. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/655 "2020-02-28T02:46:03Z")
Seems much better now. There was a brief message saying the board was down for maintenance, that seemed to last less than 10 minutes, and it began running smoothly for me again after that. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/656 "2020-02-28T14:10:28Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Seems much better now. There was a brief message saying the board was down for maintenance, that seemed to last less than 10 minutes, and it began running smoothly for me again after that. All smooth sailing for me (so far) today, as well. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/657 "2020-02-28T16:38:01Z")
Just got a 504. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/658 "2020-02-28T17:36:02Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > Came to post a complaint, and then realized that, at least for now, things are actually running smoothly. Fingers crossed that it continues. It’s a paradox. The only way you can post that things aren’t working is when they’re working. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/659 "2020-02-28T18:03:00Z")
I also got a 504, twice, in a row. First one, then the second one on a reload of the page. Tripler Ironically, that does not make it a [10-08](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-code). ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/660 "2020-02-28T20:22:55Z")
504, server timeouts, fairly continuously for periods yesterday and today. On page opening. Once the error pops up, most of the time when I tap reload, the page comes up immediately. More complicated if I’m trying to post. Chrome browser on Android phone. Let’s see if I can post this. . . . Went through on 2nd try. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514.md?page=32) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514.md?page=34)