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(22,875 posts) Thu Mar 6, 2025, 08:55 PM Mar 6

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Technical issues appear to be resolved (update 2, Friday afternoon) [View all]

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UPDATE FRIDAY 2:20 PM ET:

We switched back to normal mode this morning and everything has been working fine so far. We can't be sure, but we now suspect that the issue may have been something to do with a major botnet attack which occurred yesterday -- it wasn't directed at us specifically, but many sites appear to have been caught in the crossfire. Details are in reply 28 below. As of now things appear to be back to normal. Our apologies for the inconvenience.

UPDATE 9:40 PM ET: We’re still having issues when attempting to open the site to all visitors, but it’s looking increasingly like “server weirdness” (that’s the technical explanation) rather than anything nefarious.

The site is currently running smoothly in “members only” mode, so we’re going to leave things as they are overnight and see how things are in the morning. If the issues persist, we’ll need to do further troubleshooting.

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

We appear to be experiencing unusually high traffic, which is causing the site to slow down and crash

In order to compensate while we investigate the situation, we've temporarily switched to registered members only, which significantly reduces the load on our database. Hopefully this is not a major problem, and we'll have an update for you soon.

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Technical issues appear to be resolved (update 2, Friday afternoon) [View all] EarlG Mar 6 OP

Thanks, EarlG! Hope it isn't a DDoS attack. highplainsdem Mar 6 #1

I don't know anything for sure yet, but I suspect that's not it EarlG Mar 6 #6

Just had four Cloud Error Messages,.... magicarpet Mar 7 #78

Your experiencing folks are pissed & speaking out! NotHardly Mar 6 #22

interesting Kali Mar 6 #2

We're not sure yet if it's high traffic or a database issue EarlG Mar 6 #8

FYI: DU has been slow on initial loading Submariner Mar 6 #25

They always blame the database! FullySupportDems Mar 6 #57

AHH... The old software glitch HarryM Mar 7 #65

So did I but BigmanPigman Mar 6 #31

I tell people I have made it out of the Stone Age when it comes to technology... 3catwoman3 Mar 6 #53

It's really hard when you have no immediate feedback BigmanPigman Mar 7 #64

Thank you I couldn't go on DU I got the message it was a cloud flare problem kimbutgar Mar 6 #3

Thank you so much, my dear EarlG! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 6 #4

Thank you. William769 Mar 6 #5

Thank you! sheshe2 Mar 6 #7

If the site was hacked or under attack how would we communicate or know? Would members receive and email from you? Pisces Mar 6 #9

There are a number of ways EarlG Mar 6 #12

Thank you! Pisces Mar 6 #35

And it's not even election night. Sneederbunk Mar 6 #10

repube snowflakes probably wolfie001 Mar 6 #11

Yeah. Probably. Marcuse Mar 6 #15

People looking for answers. Ellipsis Mar 6 #13

Join up perusers! We are passionate! GreenWave Mar 6 #14

What GreenWave said! TommyT139 Mar 6 #45

Thanks for letting us know. Best of luck. Hekate Mar 6 #16

I'm in the BFE, I figured it was my broadband connection ms liberty Mar 6 #17

I thought it was eloon's spaceship explosion tavernier Mar 6 #18

holy crap! you felt it? what a p.o.s. he is! there should be a law to stop his crazy rocket ass. nt orleans Mar 6 #50

Hope it's not MAGA hackers. BBbats Mar 6 #19

Believe it or not BBbats Mar 6 #21

I've been getting a 504 from Cloudflare. CaptainTruth Mar 6 #20

Me too. SunSeeker Mar 6 #41

Thanks, thought it was on me. Butterflylady Mar 6 #23

D.O.S.? Cne99999 Mar 6 #24

Thanks, EarlG .. It was a rough time but Cha Mar 6 #26

Thanks for letting us know, EarlG. greatauntoftriplets Mar 6 #27

Bots we can do it Mar 6 #28

Ruh roh mahina Mar 6 #40

It could possibly be related EarlG Mar 6 #54

I, too, thought of this. A spam-like attack designed to overwhelm the site's resources. n/t John1956PA Mar 6 #55

OK, not being a TECH WIZARD, does this impact everyone? Fla Dem Mar 7 #72

Hopefully it's Bluesky people checking out DU Blue Full Moon Mar 6 #29

Thanks for the heads up.. mountain grammy Mar 6 #30

Thanks EarlG MustLoveBeagles Mar 6 #32

Good luck LilElf70 Mar 6 #33

I hope Big Balls has not launched a cyber attack. Speaking of launched, surfered Mar 6 #34

Maybe DDOS got the SpaceX launch? Captain Zero Mar 7 #63

It exploded!🌷 True Blue American Mar 7 #67

Thanks. I keep looking for that "Elon Arrested" headline.... Ford_Prefect Mar 6 #36

It just got considerably worse. William769 Mar 6 #37

Thank you EarlG and DU mahina Mar 6 #38

I got this weird error message I've never gotten before: SunSeeker Mar 6 #39

I've gotten those errors numerous times before, but never so many as when I tried to log on early last night Rhiannon12866 Mar 7 #69

Thanks for the heads up. GAJMac Mar 6 #42

When I tuned in, I was kind of hoping that a major obituary was the cause. Orrex Mar 6 #43

It's happening all over the web, at least for me n/t Cheezoholic Mar 6 #44

Thanks for the update MyMission Mar 6 #46

Thanks, EarlG! I had trouble gaining access today, kept getting those Gateway Time Outs. Rhiannon12866 Mar 6 #47

You guys rock. Thank Zeus and the Universe for you guys. OMG. Where would I be without DU!! Demnation Mar 6 #48

Thanks for the update!!! CaptainTruth Mar 6 #49

Thanks for letting us know, EarlG. calimary Mar 6 #51

Thank you Sailingdiver Mar 6 #52

this is pretty complicated... OldSWODog Mar 6 #56

Thank you ... oldsoldierfadingfast Mar 6 #58

Elon's A.I. looking for political targets? LuvLoogie Mar 6 #59

I don't know who the site works with, but never trust Cloudflare. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 7 #60

Wonder if this is why everything I post goes up twice? Bayard Mar 7 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author Bayard Mar 7 #62

Earl, I move around True Blue American Mar 7 #66

Thanks for the update malaise Mar 7 #68

Thank you for keeping DU alive and well. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 7 #70

Got a strange message earlier Quanta Mar 7 #71

Still happening. Comment thirty one. cbabe Mar 7 #73

It's been happening again to me as well, lost 3 posts to Gateway Time Outs Rhiannon12866 Mar 7 #74

Lots of difficulty posting in the last several minutes, server timeouts progree Mar 7 #75

The problem's back this evening. New thread in Community Help. highplainsdem Mar 7 #76

I tried to make a post three times and get 404 forbidden doc03 Mar 7 #77

That's different. boonecreek Mar 7 #80

i got that one several times trying to log in, gave up after a doc03 Mar 7 #81

Thanks Earl, FalloutShelter Mar 7 #79

I'm now getting a lot of "503 Service Unavailable" -- I try again a few seconds later and it might be OK or might not progree Mar 9 #82

EarlG We just had a big problem with DU being unavailable. William769 Mar 9 #83