Pointed domain to VPS IP & changed both name servers but website is still reporting bad gateway?

Is there a reason my site is reporting the bad gateway 502 error? SSL and browser is fine. Could this be due to the fact that I just created this domain about 6 hours ago? domain is

korycommunications.com

korycommunications.com

korycommunications.com

korycommunications.com

Uuid1 Is there a reason my site is reporting the bad gateway 502 error? SSL and browse...

Chaika•11/20/23, 1:34 PM

Is there a reason my site is reporting the bad gateway 502 error?

There is definitely a reason

Could this be due to the fact that I just created this domain about 6 hours ago?

That wouldn't be it

You can check out the community quick fix tips here:
https://community.cloudflare.com/t/community-tip-fixing-error-502-504-bad-gateway/44008
Otherwise I would ask: Are you using a reverse proxy such as nginx or apache, or CF Tunnels? Most likely that error is coming from that service and Cloudflare just proxies it/brands those pages nicely. You could disable proxy to eliminate Cloudflare being the issue if you think they are.

Cloudflare Community

Community Tip - Fixing Error 502 / 504: Bad Gateway

Error Try the suggestions in this Community Tip to help you fix Error 502 / Error 504: Bad Gateway / Gateway Timeout. Background The 502 / 504 errors are quite similar. Generally, a HTTP 502 / 504 errors occurs because your origin server (e.g., your web host) is returning this code to us, and Cloudflare returns this code in turn to your visit...

CChaika > Is there a reason my site is reporting the bad gateway 502 error? There is def...

uid1OP•11/20/23, 4:54 PM

I can't find out why

uid1OP•11/20/23, 4:55 PM

yeha I tried disabling proxies from cloud flare for both dms records

uid1OP•11/20/23, 4:55 PM

dns

uid1OP•11/20/23, 4:55 PM

wait could it be because i got a reverse proxy going for hostinger??

uid1OP•11/20/23, 4:56 PM

I have a vps in hostinger

uid1OP•11/20/23, 4:56 PM

in the cloud panel it says add site and it gives multiple options one of which is a reverse proxy

uid1OP•11/20/23, 4:56 PM

and my domain is linked to it

uid1OP•11/20/23, 4:56 PM

I thought a reverse proxy was necessary though

Uuid1 yeha I tried disabling proxies from cloud flare for both dms records

uid1OP•11/20/23, 4:59 PM

basically when I did this it said the site wasn't secure and wouldn't load the page

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:00 PM

i'll try disabling the hostinger RP

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:02 PM

Are you using a reverse proxy such as nginx or apache, or CF Tunnels?

just saw that my vps also has a nginx reverse proxy

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:02 PM

so I basically have 2 RP's

Uuid1 I thought a reverse proxy was necessary though

Chaika•11/20/23, 5:02 PM

Not necessary unless you don't have a unique IP just for your VPS/the service

Uuid1 so I basically have 2 RP's

Chaika•11/20/23, 5:02 PM

Either could be giving the bad gateway

CChaika Either could be giving the bad gateway

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:04 PM

yeah I deleted the hostinger RP but I don't think I can disable NGINX

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:05 PM

I read a few other posts and some people had the 502 because they had HTTPS always on enabled

Chaika•11/20/23, 5:05 PM

it's probably necessary if you're using it with php for a wordpress site or something

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:05 PM

I tried disabling that and it didn't fix it either just gave more problems

Uuid1 basically when I did this it said the site wasn't secure and wouldn't load the p...

Chaika•11/20/23, 5:05 PM

it looks like you're missing an ssl cert on your origin web server (hostinger) as well

CChaika it's probably necessary if you're using it with php for a wordpress site or some...

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:05 PM

no I don't have any sites set up in my VPS though

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:05 PM

i'm basically trying to integrate a platform

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:06 PM

this is what I mean

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:06 PM

I had RP selected

CChaika it looks like you're missing an ssl cert on your origin web server (hostinger) a...

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:07 PM

weird

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:07 PM

I could've sworn last time I checked it said SSL was good

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:08 PM

wait wth lol

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:08 PM

so it was the server the entire time

Chaika•11/20/23, 5:08 PM

You might have been looking at CF's SSL. Want to make sure your SSL/TLS Mode (under SSL/TLS -> Overview) is Full (Strict) as well, otherwise Cf is connecting insecurely

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:08 PM

yeah that's probably what I was seeing sorry dude

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:08 PM

quick question though I heard from a few posts that SSL/TLS mode full isn't always good since it might cause issues. is this true?

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:09 PM

that's why I only had it on Full

Uuid1 quick question though I heard from a few posts that SSL/TLS mode full isn't alwa...

Chaika•11/20/23, 5:09 PM

You always want to use Full (Strict), it's the essentially same security checks that a browser normally does on a certificate. Full doesn't validate if the ssl cert is issued by a trusted root or non-expired (which means someone could MITM the connection and serve any certificate, and CF would accept it)

Uuid1 quick question though I heard from a few posts that SSL/TLS mode full isn't alwa...

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:09 PM

full strict*

CChaika You always want to use Full (Strict), it's the essentially same security checks ...

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:10 PM

Uuid1 yeah that's probably what I was seeing sorry dude

Chaika•11/20/23, 5:10 PM

no worries, The easiest way to troubleshoot this is probably going to be to keep proxy disabled (to remove CF from the mix) and get it working with valid ssl and such, and then turn Cloudflare proxy on. Might get some better errors as well

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:10 PM

that makes sense actually yeah

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:13 PM

there's no option for it in the cloud panel

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:14 PM

wouldn't the full strict mode suffice since it would check if the origin server has a valid cert?

Uuid1 wouldn't the full strict mode suffice since it would check if the origin server ...

Chaika•11/20/23, 5:29 PM

Those two statements conflict with each other "I don't think I can add an ssl cert on my origin...wouldn't full strict work because it would check if my origin has a valid cert"

Chaika•11/20/23, 5:30 PM

I'm sure you can somewhere though, just gotta find it. CF under SSL -> Origin Certs will give you an cert for your origin (only trusted by Cloudflare) which lasts up to 15 years. Again though, only works with proxy enabled/trusted by CF

CChaika I'm sure you can somewhere though, just gotta find it. CF under SSL -> Origin Ce...

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:32 PM

sorry I just found that out a few minutes ago lol didn't mean to waste your time

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:32 PM

but it ended up working you can see it for yourself

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:32 PM

thank you so much dude

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:32 PM

I swear I thought this issue was about my vps being down or something lol

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:32 PM

uid1OP•11/20/23, 5:33 PM

i'm kind of new to this and the information you provided really helped me understand more

Pointed domain to VPS IP & changed both name servers but website is still reporting bad gateway?

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