Cannot access website, error 521

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5xx errors are almost always caused at the server end. Web hosts usually won’t bother to troubleshoot this and blame Cloudflare.

Community Tip - Fixing Error 521: Web server is down

Error Try the suggestions in this Community Tip to help you fix Error 521: Web server is down. Background A 521 error happens when we are unable to make a TCP connection to your origin server. Specifically, Cloudflare tried to connect to your origin server on port 80 or 443, but received a connection refused error. This is often caused by security or firewall software and happens if the origin server has directly refused Cloudflare’s proxy request. [Banner in tip catalog] Quick Fix Ideas …