Is Stack Exchange down for everyone or just for me?

Most likely just you. Stack Exchange answered our server in EU (Falkenstein) on its last check. Use "Test from your connection" on this page to see whether your own browser can reach stackexchange.com.

What problems do people report with Stack Exchange?

Nobody has reported a problem in the last 7 days. If Stack Exchange isn't working for you, add a report at the top of this page so the next visitor knows.

How often does Stack Exchange go down?

Over the last 30 days Stack Exchange was reachable in 99.75% of our 2,005 scheduled checks. The latest problem we logged began on Nov 9, 2026, seen in a single check.

How do you check whether Stack Exchange is down?

Every 5 minutes our server in EU (Falkenstein) looks up stackexchange.com, connects to it and times how long the homepage takes to start answering. A failed check is repeated before it counts as an outage.

Is Stack Exchange down? Live status and outage map

stackexchange.comDeveloper toolsChecked every 5 minutes

No, Stack Exchange is up right now.

It answered in 200 ms. If it isn't working for you, the problem is probably on your side, so see what to try below.

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Response time: 200msHTTP 200 OK
Uptime, 24 hours: 100%273 checks
Uptime, 30 days: 99.75%2,005 checks
SSL certificate: 58daysValid until Jan 12, 2027

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Stack Exchange outage map

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Reached from EU (Falkenstein)

The big dot is our server in EU (Falkenstein), which decides the status above. Small dots are home and mobile connections, one per country. Countries are shaded as visitors run the connection test below or report problems.

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Last 24 hours

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Last 15 checks

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The latest checks of Stack Exchange
Time	Result	Answer	Response	From
Nov 15, 01:46 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	200 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 01:41 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	189 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 01:36 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	190 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 01:30 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	189 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 01:25 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	189 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 01:20 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	203 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 01:15 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	221 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 01:09 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	191 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 01:04 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	183 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 00:59 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	168 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 00:54 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	226 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 00:48 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	276 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 00:43 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	176 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 00:38 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	222 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 00:33 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	221 ms	EU (Falkenstein)

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Problem reports

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Stack Exchange outage history

Last 90 days

Problems in one check
Nov 9, 19:54 UTC
503 Service Unavailable
Down in one check
Nov 9, 19:08 UTC
521 Web Server Is Down (Cloudflare)
Problems in one check
Nov 9, 18:57 UTC
200 OK
Down for 47 min
Nov 9, 18:05 UTC
Connected, but the server did not respond within 10 seconds.

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Common questions about Stack Exchange

Is Stack Exchange down for everyone or just for me?: Most likely just you. Stack Exchange answered our server in EU (Falkenstein) on its last check. Use "Test from your connection" on this page to see whether your own browser can reach stackexchange.com.
What problems do people report with Stack Exchange?: Nobody has reported a problem in the last 7 days. If Stack Exchange isn't working for you, add a report at the top of this page so the next visitor knows.
How often does Stack Exchange go down?: Over the last 30 days Stack Exchange was reachable in 99.75% of our 2,005 scheduled checks. The latest problem we logged began on Nov 9, 2026, seen in a single check.
How do you check whether Stack Exchange is down?: Every 5 minutes our server in EU (Falkenstein) looks up stackexchange.com, connects to it and times how long the homepage takes to start answering. A failed check is repeated before it counts as an outage.