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Fly.io is down: Edge proxy issues. Immediate workarounds for indie hackers.

BREAKING: Fly.io Edge Proxy Issues — What You Need to Know Right Now

Status: MINOR | Partial Disruption | Currently Monitoring Last Updated: Now Severity: 🟡 Yellow (Non-critical but affecting some users)

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What's Down & Who's Affected

Fly.io's edge proxy infrastructure is experiencing degraded performance across multiple regions. This is not a total outage—your apps are likely still running, but:

HTTP/HTTPS requests through edge proxies may see increased latency (500ms-2s delays)

Geographic routing is inconsistent; some regions proxying through wrong data centers

SSL/TLS termination experiencing intermittent handshake failures

Affected regions: Primary impact in US-East, EU-West; limited issues in APAC

Who gets hit hardest: Apps relying on Fly's edge caching, high-frequency APIs, and real-time services. Static sites and non-latency-sensitive projects are largely unaffected.

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Immediate Workarounds (Do This Now)

1. Bypass Edge Proxy (Temporary)

Instead of routing through Fly's edge network, connect directly to your app instance: ``` Instead of: yourapp.fly.dev Use: <instance-id>.internal (internal only) or regional domain ``` Check your Fly dashboard for direct instance URLs if you need external access.

2. Add Origin Shield / Cache Bypass

If you're using Fly's CDN features:

Temporarily disable caching in fly.toml:

```toml [http_service] cache = false ```

Redeploy: flyctl deploy

3. DNS Failover

Point critical traffic to alternative providers temporarily:

Add a CNAME to Vercel, Netlify, or Cloudflare (if applicable)

Use Route53/Cloudflare failover rules to detect unhealthy Fly edges

4. Reduce Request Volume

Implement client-side retry backoff (exponential: 1s → 2s → 4s)

Cache responses aggressively on your end (localStorage, service workers)

Rate-limit non-critical requests

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How to Check If Your Project Is Affected

Run this diagnostic: ```bash

Test your Fly app

curl -w "@curl-format.txt" -o /dev/null -s https://yourapp.fly.dev

Check response times (look for >1000ms)

for i in {1..5}; do time curl -s https://yourapp.fly.dev > /dev/null; done

Monitor real-time

watch -n 1 'curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code} %{time_total}\n" https://yourapp.fly.dev' ```

Signs your app is affected:

Response times > 1 second (normally <100ms)

Intermittent 502/503 errors

Connection timeouts from specific geographic regions

Check the official [Fly.io Status Page](https://status.fly.io) for updates.

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Alternative Tools to Consider (Short-term)

Railway.app — Similar pricing, faster deployment, solid edge network

Render.com — Free tier available, good for testing failover

Vercel — For frontends + serverless functions

Cloudflare Workers — Extremely fast edge execution (different model)

DigitalOcean App Platform — Direct VM alternative

Note: Don't abandon Fly yet—this is temporary and they're actively monitoring recovery.

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How to Monitor Recovery

1. Watch the status page: status.fly.io (refresh every 2 min) 2. Set up alerts: ```bash flyctl status --app yourapp # Check local CLI ``` 3. Monitor your metrics: - Datadog / New Relic dashboards for response time spikes - Fly's built-in metrics tab in dashboard 4. Join Fly's community Slack for real-time updates from their team

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Bottom Line

Your apps aren't gone. Edge proxies are temporary infrastructure. Implement the workarounds above, monitor your metrics, and expect recovery within 2-4 hours based on Fly's typical incident timelines.

Stay calm. Stay shipping. 🚀