I noticed that the forum is not loading properly and I have to refresh it. I just want to report it so it can be checked and fixed.
Error 520 usually points to an issue between Cloudflare and the origin server, not necessarily that your region is blocked. It can happen if the server is overloaded, misconfigured, or temporarily not responding properly. You can try switching networks (mobile data vs WiFi), flushing DNS, or using a VPN to confirm if it’s location-related. But most likely this needs to be fixed on the server side, so reporting it like you did is the right step
There is no issue on the HowtoForge servers; the site is loading fine, and systems are not overloaded; it's a region issue with Cloudflare, where CloudFlare edge nodes in Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong have connection problems. All other CloudFlare nodes are working fine. CloudFlare is investigating it, but they have not yet found the cause for the failure in their systems. Btw. You poste dthis to an old 2021 thread, which is not related to the current CloudFkare access issue.
Yes. This was an old thread. Though I think he was also reading to my signature, regarding my blocked access to this site, so that was what he responded too, may be. Since @till said everything were the same and nothing was changed in howtoforge server side, I guess it was some blockade done by "some other parties" in blocking access from my region, for reason(s) we do not know why. I can only provide CloudFlare Ray ID but I am not sure that is helping, because the last time I send the info here, it was not responded at all. May be everybody is busy with their own things. I copied and pasted what CloudFlare says before I use a proxy to this site below: Web server is returning an unknown error Error code 520 Visit cloudflare.com for more information. 2026-04-26 03:15:34 UTC You Browser Working Kuala Lumpur Cloudflare Working forum.howtoforge.com Host Error What happened? There is an unknown connection issue between Cloudflare and the origin web server. As a result, the web page can not be displayed. What can I do? If you are a visitor of this website: Please try again in a few minutes. If you are the owner of this website: There is an issue between Cloudflare's cache and your origin web server. Cloudflare monitors for these errors and automatically investigates the cause. To help support the investigation, you can pull the corresponding error log from your web server and submit it our support team. Please include the Ray ID (which is at the bottom of this error page). Additional troubleshooting resources. Cloudflare Ray ID: 9f226bc08d793e8d • Your IP: • Performance & security by Cloudflare
Updated. I started using a VPN today, which I think may be safer compared to using a proxy, though connecting directly is still behaving the same, host error.
Yes, I know. CloudFlare was not able to find the issue in their system yet. And as you see from your proxy connection, Howtoforge systems are up and working fine, and there is no country block from our side. So its not a host error, it's just a issue in their traffic routing or a similar problem that is misreported by CloudFlare as a host error.
