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2022 Checklist for Confirming a Service is Down: [ ] Do a Twitter search [ ] Scan through HN [ ] Check with peers [ ] Consult downdetector.com …in this order.

2022 Checklist for Confirming a Service is Down: [ ] Do a Twitter search [ ] Scan through HN [ ] Check with peers [ ] Consult downdetector.com …in this order. Do not bother with official status pages.

ben174 5y ago
In this case - having happened to have noticed this at the exact time it occurred, I observed: downdetector had it first twitter had it second peers were unfortunately unreachable (slack) HN lagged by a significant margin
- 0xCMP 5y ago
  that has also been my recent experience. works best for large services like discord and twitter which are recent examples for me.
Sebb767 5y ago
> Do not bother with official status pages. You should. If the status page is also down, you know it's going to take a while ;-)
- nkozyra 5y ago
  > You should. If the status page is also down, you know it's going to take a while ;-) Maybe. I've been shocked by some big companies co-hosting their status pages.
TT-392 5y ago
HN pointed me to the official status page though