# Web server is down Error code 521

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/web-server-is-down-error-code-521/269308>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [June 22, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/web-server-is-down-error-code-521/269308 "2023-06-22T18:54:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/web-server-is-down-error-code-521/269308/2 "2023-06-22T18:58:33Z")

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It looks like this instance is behind CloudFlare, was it installed that way?

Turn off the orange cloud and try again in five minutes.

Was this a fresh server, or was something already installed there?

Did you follow the [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true)?

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