App Outage: Potential Cloudflare DNS Block in Spain During LaLiga?
Yesterday, some users in Spain reported that our application was not working, while others experienced no issues. My server is hosted in Spain and uses Cloudflare's DNS. I have checked my WAF logs and server error logs, and everything appears normal. I'm puzzled about what could have caused this and would appreciate any insights.
Some thoughts on potential causes:
- It's possible that Spain temporarily blocked Cloudflare's DNS, perhaps related to the LaLiga matches yesterday.
- I was previously using the Flexible SSL configuration, which I understand can cause issues for some users. (I've now switched to Full (Strict).)
Configuration details:
- Python Flask API running on an Ubuntu server.
- NGINX serving the application.
- Using Flexible configuration.
- Using axios in React Native
Has anyone experienced something similar or have suggestions on what else could be causing this problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
2 Replies
La Liga (Spanish Football league) is blocking many of Cloudflare's IP ranges in Spain due to allegations of football piracy.
As of March 31st, Cloudflare is suing over this indiscriminate blocking. We recommend telling your local government official how this is impacting you.
This blocking impacts a subset of customers, upgrading your zone plan may resolve the issue but that is not a guarantee.
If you're an Enterprise customer, you can use Cloudflare BYOIP to use your own IP address and avoid any blocks against Cloudflare CDN IPs.
What can we do about this?
I am on the Free Plan but I do not mind upgrading if it fixes the problem
Or can I just skip the Cloudflare DNS?
I like the cloudflare services but I prefer it to work 😆
Yes, that is true
But why would it work with Pro?
aahh i see
yep, that is true
And if it does not work, skipping cloudflare's DNS would fix the problem for sure, right?
Yes, that sucks but you know, I want it to work and it is frustrating that it fails for only some ppl, because it's hard to find the issue