Cloudflare is experiencing an outage, according to its status page. Cloudflare technology is powering many other sites and services over the Internet, and the outage seems to be affecting a number of different sites, including Discord, Shopify, Grindr, Fitbit and Peleton, according to Downdetector. Problems seem to have started around 2:30 AM ET. As of 3:20 AM ET, Cloudflare reports that “a solution is being implemented.”
Problems are more problematic if you are a user of the Cloudflare DNS lookup service. Several Virgin staff members found that they were unable to access any websites during the outage as a result of using Cloudflare’s DNS 1.1.1.1 service. Fortunately, the solution here is simple: change your DNS settings. I found that reusing my ISP’s default DNS settings solved most of my problems.
The problem has been identified and a solution is being implemented.
– Cloudflare (@Cloudflare) June 21, 2022
Cloudflare has experienced similar problems in the past, such as July and August 2020. It’s not a good idea for a company to advertise its services as a way to reduce downtime.