Stability issues on multiple servers (new accounts most affected)
Since around the 2nd of November, we have seen stability problems on the website servers with Website IPs 185.27.134.33, 185.27.134.34, 185.27.134.55 and 185.27.134.57.
This issue was caused by an error in the account provisioning system, resulting in too many new accounts being created on these servers. This resulted in the servers being overloaded.
New, faster hardware has been setup that should be more capable of handling this load, and data is being migrated to these new servers. Unfortunately, the old hardware is not powerful enough to both migrate the data and support regular operation. Because of this.
Which components are affected by this issue
The website servers with IP addresses 185.27.134.33, 185.27.134.34, 185.27.134.55 and 185.27.134.57 are affected by this.
You can find your Website IP in the client area in the Account Details.
What issues may you see
If your website is on one of these IP addresses, you may see the following errors:
- ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED
- 502 Bad Gateway
- Error 520: web server returns an unknown error
When will this issue be resolved
It may take between a few days and a few weeks for this issue to be resolved.
What can you do to fix this
If you don’t do anything, the server load will automatically return to normal in a week or two.
If you don’t want to wait for that (or want to help reduce the load), you can create a new hosting account, and migrate your website to the new account. This new hosting account will be created on a different server that doesn’t have these stability issues. And in doing so, you are helping reduce the load for others on the server.
We are aware of the issue and are doing our best to get this resolved as soon as possible.
I completely understand that this may cause confusion and you will have additional questions. I am happy to provide any information I have to help you.
However, to keep the contents of this topic clean, clear and concise, I ask that you carefully read the Outage Communication Rules before posting.
In a nutshell:
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