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This page list the most common issues you may encounter with your Scaleway Instance and provides useful tips how to troubleshoot them.
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This page lists the most common issues you may encounter with your Scaleway Instance and provides useful tips for troubleshooting them.
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## I experience HTTP errors on Instances
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- Application-level errors: Your application code may be crashing or returning incorrect responses.
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- DNS misconfiguration: The domain’s DNS settings might be pointing to the wrong IP or not updated.
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### Troubleshooting tips
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### Solution
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- Check security group and firewall rules:
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- In the [Scaleway console](https://console.scaleway.com/instance/security-groups), confirm that ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS) are allowed inbound for the security group used by your Instance.
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- If you manage your own firewall (e.g., iptables, ufw), verify that HTTP and HTTPS traffic is permitted.
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- If necessary, update the DNS records and wait for propagation.
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### Additional resources
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to use security groups](/compute/instances/how-to/use-security-groups/)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to use security groups](/instances/how-to/use-security-groups/)
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- [Nginx Official Documentation](https://nginx.org/en/docs/)
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- [Apache HTTP Server Documentation](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/)
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- Ping (ICMP) requests are dropped.
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### Possible causes
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- security groups settings: SSH (port `22`) or RDP (port `3389`) might not be open.
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- Security group settings: SSH (port `22`) or RDP (port `3389`) might not be open.
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- Incorrect IP address: You might be connecting to the wrong public IP.
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- User-side firewall or network: Your local network may block outbound SSH or RDP connections.
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- Instance not running: The Instance may be shut down or stuck in an error state.
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### Troubleshooting tips
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### Solution
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- Check your Instance status:
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- In the [Scaleway console](https://console.scaleway.com/instance/servers), confirm the Instance is in a running state.
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- Restart the Instance if it’s not responding.
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- Verify the Instance's public IP address:
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- Confirm that the IP in the Scaleway console matches the IP you are using for the connection.
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- Review security groups and local firewalls:
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- Make sure the default security groups allows SSH or RDP inbound traffic.
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- Make sure the default security groups allow SSH or RDP inbound traffic.
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- Check your local firewall to ensure outbound SSH (port `22`) or RDP (port `3389`) is allowed.
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- Use the Scaleway console to connect to your Instance:
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- Try using Scaleway’s web-based terminal in the console to rule out local network issues.
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### Additional resources
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to connect to your Instance](/compute/instances/how-to/connect-to-instance/)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: Troubleshooting SSH connection issues to Instances](/compute/instances/troubleshooting/cant-connect-ssh/)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to connect to your Instance](/instances/how-to/connect-to-instance/)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: Troubleshooting SSH connection issues to Instances](/instances/troubleshooting/cant-connect-ssh/)
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## I cannot connect to my Instance using an SSH key
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- Misconfiguration of the SSH daemon: `sshd_config` might disallow key-based authentication.
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- Check file permissions locally:
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- Restart your Instance to re-upload the list of allowed SSH keys.
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to generate an SSH key pair](/identity-and-access-management/organizations-and-projects/how-to/create-ssh-key/)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to generate an SSH key pair](/organizations-and-projects/how-to/create-ssh-key/)
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- [OpenSSH Documentation](https://www.openssh.com/manual.html)
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## How Can I recover access to my Instance?
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- The private SSH key associated with the Instance was lost or deleted.
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- The Instance’s SSH configuration or authorized keys file was altered, removing your access.
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- Check for another SSH key:
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- Verify if another SSH key pair is associated with your [Scaleway account](https://console.scaleway.com/project/ssh-keys).
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- Reboot the Instance from the console to re-upload the new key to the Instance.
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to generate an SSH key pair](/identity-and-access-management/organizations-and-projects/how-to/create-ssh-key/)
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- [Scaleway Documenation: How to power off your Instance](/compute/instances/how-to/power-off-instance/)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to generate an SSH key pair](/organizations-and-projects/how-to/create-ssh-key/)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to power off your Instance](/instances/how-to/power-off-instance/)
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- Security measure: The Instance might be locked due to non-payment or administrative hold.
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- User-applied lock: You (or another administrator) enabled resource locking to prevent accidental deletion.
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- Check billing and support tickets:
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- [Scaleway Billing FAQ](/faq/billing/)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to use the Protected Instance feature](/compute/instances/how-to/use-protected-instance/)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to use the Protected Instance feature](/instances/how-to/use-protected-instance/)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to send emails from your Instance](/compute/instances/how-to/send-emails-from-your-instance/)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to send emails from your Instance](/instances/how-to/send-emails-from-your-instance/)
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- [Scaleway Tutorial: Setting up a secure mail server on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)](/tutorials/setup-postfix-ubuntu-bionic/)
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- [Scaleway general terms of service](https://www-uploads.scaleway.com/General_Terms_of_Services_v17072024_45d4879c08.pdf)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to use flexible IP addresses with Instances](/compute/instances/how-to/use-flexips/)
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- [Scaleway Troubleshooting: Fix unreachable Ubuntu Focal Instance when it has two public IP adresses](/compute/instances/troubleshooting/fix-unreachable-focal-with-two-public-ips/)
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- [Scaleway Troubleshooting: Fix lost IPv6 connectivity on old Debian Buster images when migrating to routed IP](/compute/instances/troubleshooting/fix-lost-ip-connectivity-on-debian-buster/)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to use flexible IP addresses with Instances](/instances/how-to/use-flexips/)
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- [Scaleway Troubleshooting: Fix unreachable Ubuntu Focal Instance when it has two public IP addresses](/instances/troubleshooting/fix-unreachable-focal-with-two-public-ips/)
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- [Scaleway Troubleshooting: Fix lost IPv6 connectivity on old Debian Buster images when migrating to routed IP](/instances/troubleshooting/fix-lost-ip-connectivity-on-debian-buster/)
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- [Scaleway Troubleshooting: Fix unreachable IPv6 RHEL-based Instances after transitioning to routed IP](/instances/troubleshooting/fix-unreachable-ipv6-rhel-based-instance/)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to attach a Block Storage volume to an Instance](/block-storage/how-to/attach-a-volume/)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to increase the size of your Block Storage volumes](/block-storage/how-to/increase-block-volume/)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: How to use security groups](/instances/how-to/use-security-groups/)
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- [Scaleway Documentation: Preventing outgoing DDoS](/instances/reference-content/preventing-outgoing-ddos/)
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