BREAKING: Supabase DNS Resolution Failures for .co TLD Users — Immediate Workarounds Inside

Supabase experiencing DNS resolution failures affecting .co domain users. Real-time monitoring status and actionable workarounds for indie hackers.

BREAKING: Supabase DNS Resolution Failures for .co TLD Users

Status: MONITORING | Last Updated: NOW

What's Down & Who's Affected

Supabase is currently experiencing DNS resolution failures specifically for users with .co domain TLDs. This impacts:

Projects using .co domains connecting to Supabase APIs

Database connections from .co infrastructure

Auth callbacks and webhook routing from .co endpoints

Some regional DNS propagation delays affecting European and Asia-Pacific users

If your domain is .com, .io, .app, .dev — you're likely unaffected. Only .co TLD users are seeing failures at this moment.

Check If Your Project Is Affected RIGHT NOW

```bash

Test your connection

dig your-project.supabase.co nslookup your-project.supabase.co

If you see NXDOMAIN or timeout — you're affected

If you get an IP address — you're clear

```

Quick browser test: Open your Supabase dashboard directly via IP or use a proxy service (see workarounds below).

Immediate Workarounds (Apply Now)

1. Use IP-Based Connections (Fastest)

Add Supabase IP addresses directly to your .env

Contact Supabase support for your project's static IPs

Update your connection strings to bypass DNS resolution entirely

2. DNS Override (Local Fix)

```bash

Add to /etc/hosts (or Windows hosts file)

Get the actual IP from Supabase dashboard and add:

1.2.3.4 your-project.supabase.co ```

3. Use a DNS Proxy Service

Cloudflare DNS (1.1.1.1)

Quad9 (9.9.9.9)

Switch your resolver temporarily in network settings

4. Temporary Connection String Modification

If you're using environment variables, request a temporary .io endpoint from Supabase support while they resolve the .co DNS issue.

5. VPN/Proxy Workaround

Route your traffic through a VPN with working DNS

Use a proxy service for database connections

This is temporary — don't rely on this long-term

Alternative Tools to Consider (If Extended Outage)

If this stretches beyond 4 hours, evaluate:

Firebase/Firestore — similar real-time capabilities

Neon — PostgreSQL alternative with excellent uptime

PlanetScale — MySQL-based, reliable infrastructure

Vercel PostgreSQL — integrated if you're on Vercel

Railway — quick database setup with minimal downtime

*Don't panic-migrate.* This is monitoring status only. Give Supabase 2-4 hours to resolve.

Real-Time Monitoring & Recovery Tracking

Monitor Recovery Here:

Supabase Status Page: https://status.supabase.com

Check .co resolution every 15 minutes: watch -n 15 'dig your-project.supabase.co'

Follow @supabase on Twitter for updates

Join Supabase Discord #incidents channel

When You're Clear:

DNS resolution returns normal IP

Dashboard loads without errors

Test connection: psql -h your-project.supabase.co -U postgres

What We Know

✅ This is DNS-layer issue, not database corruption ✅ Data is safe and not lost ✅ Only .co TLD affected ✅ Supabase team is investigating root cause ✅ ETA: 2-4 hours for full resolution

Your Move

1. Right now: Test your connection using the dig command above 2. If affected: Apply workaround #2 or #3 immediately 3. Keep working: Use IP-based connections as bridge 4. Monitor: Check status page every 30 minutes

Stay calm. Your data is safe. This is recoverable. We'll update as we know more.

— Your Friendly Neighborhood Senior Dev