Cloudflare outage is taking down parts of the internet

Joseph

https://www.techradar.com/pro/live/a-cloudflare-outage-is-taking-down-parts-of-the-internet

tulipyun

Cloudflare Global Network experiencing issues
Update - We are continuing to investigate this issue.
Nov 18, 2025 - 12:21 UTC
Update - We are continuing to investigate this issue.
Nov 18, 2025 - 12:03 UTC
Investigating - Cloudflare is aware of, and investigating an issue which impacts multiple customers: Widespread 500 errors, Cloudflare Dashboard and API also failing.
We are working to understand the full impact and mitigate this problem. More updates to follow shortly.
Nov 18, 2025 - 11:48 UTC

MannDude

This happens pretty much two or three times a year. Even the big dogs (See AWS outage a month or so ago) have issues.

bikegremlin

@MannDude said:
This happens pretty much two or three times a year. Even the big dogs (See AWS outage a month or so ago) have issues.

Even Bikegremlin had a short downtime! LOL

Things break down, it's all normal.
Though, when CF goes down, half of the whole Net seems to go down with it.

root

@bikegremlin said:

@MannDude said:
This happens pretty much two or three times a year. Even the big dogs (See AWS outage a month or so ago) have issues.

Even Bikegremlin had a short downtime! LOL

Things break down, it's all normal.
Though, when CF goes down, half of the whole Net seems to go down with it.

This just shows how bad things are when a huge chunk of the internet relies on a single corporation.

WSS

@root said:

@bikegremlin said:

@MannDude said:
This happens pretty much two or three times a year. Even the big dogs (See AWS outage a month or so ago) have issues.

Even Bikegremlin had a short downtime! LOL

Things break down, it's all normal.
Though, when CF goes down, half of the whole Net seems to go down with it.

This just shows how bad things are when a huge chunk of the internet relies on a single corporation.

If LetsEncrypt went down for a couple weeks, man, it'd be almost like this service built to be resillient with outages didn't evne matter anymore because people chose comfort over ability.

root

@WSS said:

@root said:

@bikegremlin said:

@MannDude said:
This happens pretty much two or three times a year. Even the big dogs (See AWS outage a month or so ago) have issues.

Even Bikegremlin had a short downtime! LOL

Things break down, it's all normal.
Though, when CF goes down, half of the whole Net seems to go down with it.

This just shows how bad things are when a huge chunk of the internet relies on a single corporation.

If LetsEncrypt went down for a couple weeks, man, it'd be almost like this service built to be resillient with outages didn't evne matter anymore because people chose comfort over ability.

True. Yet LetsEncrypt became popular due to Google warning people of insecure websites. Chrome shoved SSL down consumer's throat, even though many websites don't even handle sensitive information to even worry about open networks or "man in the middle". In my opinion LetsEncrypt became popular simply because out of nowhere was required some SSL, even for websites that did not even have a login page.

bikegremlin

@root said:

@WSS said:

@root said:

@bikegremlin said:

@MannDude said:
This happens pretty much two or three times a year. Even the big dogs (See AWS outage a month or so ago) have issues.

Even Bikegremlin had a short downtime! LOL

Things break down, it's all normal.
Though, when CF goes down, half of the whole Net seems to go down with it.

This just shows how bad things are when a huge chunk of the internet relies on a single corporation.

If LetsEncrypt went down for a couple weeks, man, it'd be almost like this service built to be resillient with outages didn't evne matter anymore because people chose comfort over ability.

True. Yet LetsEncrypt became popular due to Google warning people of insecure websites. Chrome shoved SSL down consumer's throat, even though many websites don't even handle sensitive information to even worry about open networks or "man in the middle". In my opinion LetsEncrypt became popular simply because out of nowhere was required some SSL, even for websites that did not even have a login page.

Yup - it was practically forced upon users and webmasters alike - by Google (one, huge corporation).

AuroraZero

@bikegremlin said: Yup - it was practically forced upon users and webmasters alike - by Google (one, huge corporation).

No practically to it man.

Kian

our sites are down too

AuroraZero

Shhhhh just pay and don't make waves!!!!

root

WSS

@bikegremlin said:

@root said:

@WSS said:

@root said:

@bikegremlin said:

@MannDude said:
This happens pretty much two or three times a year. Even the big dogs (See AWS outage a month or so ago) have issues.

Even Bikegremlin had a short downtime! LOL

Things break down, it's all normal.
Though, when CF goes down, half of the whole Net seems to go down with it.

This just shows how bad things are when a huge chunk of the internet relies on a single corporation.

If LetsEncrypt went down for a couple weeks, man, it'd be almost like this service built to be resillient with outages didn't evne matter anymore because people chose comfort over ability.

True. Yet LetsEncrypt became popular due to Google warning people of insecure websites. Chrome shoved SSL down consumer's throat, even though many websites don't even handle sensitive information to even worry about open networks or "man in the middle". In my opinion LetsEncrypt became popular simply because out of nowhere was required some SSL, even for websites that did not even have a login page.

Yup - it was practically forced upon users and webmasters alike - by Google (one, huge corporation).

..and now Google is making people renew certificates roughly every 45 days instead of 90 by 2019. Because they can.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ssl-tls-certificate-lifespans-reduced-to-47-days-by-2029/

root

@WSS said:

@bikegremlin said:

@root said:

@WSS said:

@root said:

@bikegremlin said:

@MannDude said:
This happens pretty much two or three times a year. Even the big dogs (See AWS outage a month or so ago) have issues.

Even Bikegremlin had a short downtime! LOL

Things break down, it's all normal.
Though, when CF goes down, half of the whole Net seems to go down with it.

This just shows how bad things are when a huge chunk of the internet relies on a single corporation.

If LetsEncrypt went down for a couple weeks, man, it'd be almost like this service built to be resillient with outages didn't evne matter anymore because people chose comfort over ability.

True. Yet LetsEncrypt became popular due to Google warning people of insecure websites. Chrome shoved SSL down consumer's throat, even though many websites don't even handle sensitive information to even worry about open networks or "man in the middle". In my opinion LetsEncrypt became popular simply because out of nowhere was required some SSL, even for websites that did not even have a login page.

Yup - it was practically forced upon users and webmasters alike - by Google (one, huge corporation).

..and now Google is making people renew certificates roughly every 45 days instead of 90 by 2019. Because they can.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ssl-tls-certificate-lifespans-reduced-to-47-days-by-2029/

Well, we're the ones who gave them the power. Now they will feed us AI logic in support chat so we can't even protest. We did it to ourselves. They falsely advertised a problem, so they can sell us the solution - and we took it. Every year more and more control goes to the few corporations.

AuroraZero

@root said:

@WSS said:

@bikegremlin said:

@root said:

@WSS said:

@root said:

@bikegremlin said:

@MannDude said:
This happens pretty much two or three times a year. Even the big dogs (See AWS outage a month or so ago) have issues.

Even Bikegremlin had a short downtime! LOL

Things break down, it's all normal.
Though, when CF goes down, half of the whole Net seems to go down with it.

This just shows how bad things are when a huge chunk of the internet relies on a single corporation.

If LetsEncrypt went down for a couple weeks, man, it'd be almost like this service built to be resillient with outages didn't evne matter anymore because people chose comfort over ability.

True. Yet LetsEncrypt became popular due to Google warning people of insecure websites. Chrome shoved SSL down consumer's throat, even though many websites don't even handle sensitive information to even worry about open networks or "man in the middle". In my opinion LetsEncrypt became popular simply because out of nowhere was required some SSL, even for websites that did not even have a login page.

Yup - it was practically forced upon users and webmasters alike - by Google (one, huge corporation).

..and now Google is making people renew certificates roughly every 45 days instead of 90 by 2019. Because they can.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ssl-tls-certificate-lifespans-reduced-to-47-days-by-2029/

Well, we're the ones who gave them the power. Now they will feed us AI logic in support chat so we can't even protest. We did it to ourselves. They falsely advertised a problem, so they can sell us the solution - and we took it. Every year more and more control goes to the few corporations.

Techincally incorrect "normies" gave them this power. Once they invaded the internet with their bologna this place went to crap.

vyas

I am waiting for the projected/predicted multi day blackout caused by intense solar storms.
Everything will be down.

Keeping a reading list ready.