# Outage **URL:** https://support.ibiblio.org/c/outage/6.md [Latest](https://support.ibiblio.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://support.ibiblio.org/categories.md) --- ## [About the Outage category](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/about-the-outage-category/23)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 7:10am UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/about-the-outage-category/23 "2024-08-02T07:10:25Z")
If you know or believe that some ibiblio infrastructure is down for everyone and not just you, this is the place to post. We have monitoring that covers many of the things that could go wrong with our infrastructure, an… --- ## [UNPLANNED. IMPORTANT: Public PHP temporarily disabled](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/unplanned-important-public-php-temporarily-disabled/1078)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/unplanned-important-public-php-temporarily-disabled/1078 "2026-10-23T00:22:29Z")
To protect ibiblio contributors, visitors, and infrastructure, we are preëmptively disabling PHP execution across all publicly accessible ibiblio web assets beginning the morning of Wednesday, October 21, 2026. This tem… --- ## [UNPLANNED vhosts outage](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/unplanned-vhosts-outage/1062)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/unplanned-vhosts-outage/1062 "2026-07-31T18:27:41Z")
Nearly all virtually hosted ibiblio websites (anything sharing an IPv4 address with vhost.ibiblio.org) is currently unavailable while we investigate a security issue flagged by an outside entity. We do not yet have a tim… --- ## [IPv6 Connection Reset](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/ipv6-connection-reset/1028)
**Author:** [@Erik\_Kershaw](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/Erik_Kershaw)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/ipv6-connection-reset/1028 "2026-04-11T01:52:06Z")
C:\\Users\\kersh\>curl -v -6 http://www.ibiblio.org/wcom/podcast/mp3s/WeeklyDoseOf/WeeklyDoseOf-2026-04-03.mp3 Host www.ibiblio.org:80 was resolved. IPv6: 2606:f640:6000:321:0:bad:cafe:23 IPv4: (none) Trying \[2606:f640:60… --- ## [ERR\_CONNECTION\_RESET](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/err-connection-reset/1027)
**Author:** [@Erik\_Kershaw](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/Erik_Kershaw)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/err-connection-reset/1027 "2026-04-06T12:18:27Z")
There appears to be a problem getting to www.ibiblio.org. I have checked all my local firewall rules, disabled firewall, disabled antivirus, tried differing DNS address etc. All attempts to access from IPv6: ? 2600:17… --- ## [UNPLANNED www.ibiblio.org outage](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/unplanned-www-ibiblio-org-outage/1023)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/unplanned-www-ibiblio-org-outage/1023 "2026-04-04T13:00:19Z")
Investigating high traffic volume affecting services on www.ibiblio.org --- ## [PLANNED MAINTENANCE outage: gutenberg.org](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/planned-maintenance-outage-gutenberg-org/1018)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/planned-maintenance-outage-gutenberg-org/1018 "2026-03-05T16:09:49Z")
Systems changes are required for continued safe upgrades to software powering gutenberg.org. Expected unavailability of sites and systems related to Project Gutenberg, including https://www.gutenberg.org/, during the fol… --- ## [Network instability](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/network-instability/1017)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/network-instability/1017 "2026-03-03T19:54:39Z")
We are aware of sporadic issues resulting in 504 errors across our infrastructure. This is not unique to any one collection or cluster. We are working on the weekend trying to pull together information that will allow us… --- ## [Network change making IPv6 unreachable](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/network-change-making-ipv6-unreachable/1000)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/network-change-making-ipv6-unreachable/1000 "2026-01-23T15:29:14Z")
An after-hours change made yesterday, Wednesday the 14th around 6p local time has left IPv6 resources at ibiblio unreachable beyond the UNC-CH campus. ibiblio staff are working with other UNC-CH staff to troubleshoot, id… --- ## [login.ibiblio.org is unreachable since around 9:15 AM ET 1/5/26](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/login-ibiblio-org-is-unreachable-since-around-9-15-am-et-1-5-26/996)
**Author:** [@gerardr](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/gerardr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/login-ibiblio-org-is-unreachable-since-around-9-15-am-et-1-5-26/996 "2026-01-17T23:12:59Z")
Subject says it all. A connection timed out around 9:15 AM this morning, 2026-01-05. Thanks for taking a look. At 1 pm: ping login1.ibiblio.org PING login1.ibiblio.org (2606:f640:6000:322:0:bad:cafe:2) 56 data bytes … --- ## [SFTP failing to login.ibiblio.org](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/sftp-failing-to-login-ibiblio-org/1001)
**Author:** [@whupitdept](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/whupitdept)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/sftp-failing-to-login-ibiblio-org/1001 "2026-01-16T02:32:30Z")
sftp started failing Jan 14 for WHUP at 6:30pm and has been failing ever since. --- ## [Rolling updates](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/rolling-updates/982)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/rolling-updates/982 "2025-11-12T21:31:56Z")
It is once again time to apply updates to a range of hosts that produce short outages while the hosts reboot. This may manifest as an error page, a “database” error, or just a page timing out. No one service or site shou… --- ## [http://audio-ice2.ibiblio.org:8000/whup-128k is down](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/http-audio-ice2-ibiblio-org-8000-whup-128k-is-down/973)
**Author:** [@Erik\_Kershaw](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/Erik_Kershaw)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/http-audio-ice2-ibiblio-org-8000-whup-128k-is-down/973 "2025-09-26T14:25:15Z")
http://audio-ice2.ibiblio.org:8000/whup-128k the source for our automation has been failing for several days. Still down on 9/25/2025. Has something changed. --- ## [URGENT: audio-ice2.ibiblio.org is down](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/urgent-audio-ice2-ibiblio-org-is-down/676)
**Author:** [@whupitdept](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/whupitdept)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/urgent-audio-ice2-ibiblio-org-is-down/676 "2025-09-25T20:47:21Z")
The icecast server for WHUP is down. https://audio-ice2.ibiblio.org:8000/whup-128k is unreachable. --- ## [Issues with mailing lists?](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/issues-with-mailing-lists/966)
**Author:** [@cedds](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cedds)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/issues-with-mailing-lists/966 "2025-09-10T19:01:36Z")
Hello, I am the list administrator for a mailing list hosted here and this morning it is very slow for recipients to see the posts. Are there any issues with mailing lists today? --- ## [UNPLANNED: rsync.ibiblio.org outage](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/unplanned-rsync-ibiblio-org-outage/936)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 3:30am UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/unplanned-rsync-ibiblio-org-outage/936 "2025-06-21T03:30:00Z")
A firmware change on underlying hardware was the precipitating change that has us now taking steps to recover the virtual machine that powers rsync.ibiblio.org. We will update here either with updated progress or resolut… --- ## [\[UNPLANNED\] \[MAINTENANCE\] ibiblio web](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/unplanned-maintenance-ibiblio-web/938)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/unplanned-maintenance-ibiblio-web/938 "2025-04-10T00:41:02Z")
Collections of the form https://www.ibiblio.org/example\_collection/ that do not have their own dedicated backend depend on infrastructure that is currently not meeting capacity requirements. We are working to resolve thi… --- ## [\[ANNOUNCEMENT\] \[PLANNED\] mysql1 upgrade](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/announcement-planned-mysql1-upgrade/933)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/announcement-planned-mysql1-upgrade/933 "2025-03-13T13:57:07Z")
This Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 8:30:00 am EDT (see here for that time in other time zones). The host mysql1.int.ibiblio.org will be taken down for maintenance for a period of up to three hours. The end time of the main… --- ## [Ibiblio homepage maintenanace](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/ibiblio-homepage-maintenanace/929)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/ibiblio-homepage-maintenanace/929 "2025-02-25T17:32:47Z")
The ibiblio homepage usually available at https://www.ibiblio.org will be down for maintenance off and on until 3pm Eastern today as systems updates are applied. --- ## [Support.ibiblio going read-only for maintenance](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/support-ibiblio-going-read-only-for-maintenance/904)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/support-ibiblio-going-read-only-for-maintenance/904 "2025-01-23T19:04:57Z")
The infrastructure supporting this forum is undergoing maintenance today, Thursday the 23rd of January. Access may be intermittent. An update will be posted here when the maintenance is complete. During this maintenance… --- ## [Major OUTAGE incident](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/major-outage-incident/892)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/major-outage-incident/892 "2024-11-30T17:13:07Z")
On Thursday the 28th of November 2024 (the Thanksgiving holiday here) in the afternoon, our Domain Registrar suspended our domain due to a false positive in one of their systems. Because of communications complications i… --- ## [OUTAGE: rolling database host updates](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/outage-rolling-database-host-updates/885)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/outage-rolling-database-host-updates/885 "2024-11-21T16:13:22Z")
Host operating system updates mean that there will be brief outages on several database hosts. Each host should be down for under ten (10) minutes. If your website has a database error, please check again after at least … --- ## [503 Service Unavailable](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/503-service-unavailable/856)
**Author:** [@Erik\_Kershaw](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/Erik_Kershaw)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/503-service-unavailable/856 "2024-10-08T23:25:32Z")
503 Service Unavailable No server is available to handle this request. Trying to access WCOM-lp 103.5 FM Chapel Hill / Carrboro NC mp3 files for podcast and user streams: As example: https://www.ibiblio.org/wcom/podcas… --- ## [UNPLANNED OUTAGE: storage incident](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/unplanned-outage-storage-incident/846)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/unplanned-outage-storage-incident/846 "2024-09-03T19:32:54Z")
Staff are coördinating with the vendor that supplies the storage system that powers www.ibiblio.org, gutenberg, and various other collections. This is an ongoing outage that began earlier today. We will update here when … --- ## [ANNOUNCEMENT of replacement of login2, current host of login.ibiblio.org](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/announcement-of-replacement-of-login2-current-host-of-login-ibiblio-org/813)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/announcement-of-replacement-of-login2-current-host-of-login-ibiblio-org/813 "2024-07-24T14:27:22Z")
\[EDIT: primary work on this migration is done. The new host is up and available. See below for details.\] \[EDIT: changed date from Monday 22 to Wednesday 24\] WHAT: Login2, the host currently powering login.ibiblio.org,… --- ## [DNS issue causing outage](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/dns-issue-causing-outage/796)
**Author:** [@milberg](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/milberg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 10:35am UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/dns-issue-causing-outage/796 "2024-04-10T10:35:46Z")
There is a current DNS issue making ibiblio.org and other ibiblio sites unavailable. Investigation is in progress. --- ## [\[OUTAGE\] unplanned downtime for lists.ibiblio](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/outage-unplanned-downtime-for-lists-ibiblio/781)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/outage-unplanned-downtime-for-lists-ibiblio/781 "2024-02-15T19:57:56Z")
A system process failed silently on lists.ibiblio.org in a manner that caused mail to be accepted for lists but never sent out for distribution. We apologize for the inconvenience and are pursuing options to ensure that … --- ## [\[RESOLVED\] lists.ibiblio.org PLANNED outage and changes](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/resolved-lists-ibiblio-org-planned-outage-and-changes/771)
**Author:** [@cmpalmer](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/cmpalmer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/resolved-lists-ibiblio-org-planned-outage-and-changes/771 "2024-02-01T01:52:36Z")
lists.ibiblio.org outage and changes When START of outage: Mon Jan 29 10:00:00 EST 2024 END of outage: Wed Jan 31 14:00:00 EST 2024 Click here to see the outage START time in your local time zone. Click here to see t… --- ## [\[RESOLVED\] \[OUTAGE\] login2 ssh can get in over IPv6, but from 2 sites, not IPv4](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/resolved-outage-login2-ssh-can-get-in-over-ipv6-but-from-2-sites-not-ipv4/776)
**Author:** [@gerardr](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/gerardr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/resolved-outage-login2-ssh-can-get-in-over-ipv6-but-from-2-sites-not-ipv4/776 "2024-01-30T19:49:38Z")
I have successfully logged into login2 using the ‘-6’ flag on the ssh command line. However, from home and from my commercial server, I cannot connect to login2 via SSH over IPv4. My commercial shared server (cheapest ki… --- ## [Is login2.ibiblio.org down now (2023-12-20 08:00)?](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/is-login2-ibiblio-org-down-now-2023-12-20-08-00/754)
**Author:** [@gerardr](https://support.ibiblio.org/u/gerardr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://support.ibiblio.org/t/is-login2-ibiblio-org-down-now-2023-12-20-08-00/754 "2023-12-20T18:09:53Z")
Hi! From my home FIOS, I get: PING login2.ibiblio.org (152.19.134.135) 56(84) bytes of data. From core-m-v1528.net.unc.edu (152.2.255.166) icmp\_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable From my website provider, I cannot pi… [Next page](https://support.ibiblio.org/c/outage/6.md?page=1)