530 Site Frozen

The 530 HTTP response status code is a specialized server error used by both Cloudflare and Pantheon.

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Introduction
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Introduction

HTTP response status code 530 is a specialized server error used by both Cloudflare and Pantheon.

For Cloudflare, an additional HTTP status code in the 1XXX range is included to give more details about the issue. In Pantheon’s case, the HTTP status code 530 “Site Frozen” means that a website has been restricted due to prolonged inactivity.

In Action

HTTP response status code 530 is used differently by Cloudflare and Pantheon. For Cloudflare, it comes with a secondary HTTP status code (1XXX) that provides specific details about the error. The errors vary depending on the situation.

For instance, in the case of Cloudflare’s HTTP status code 530 / Error 1016 “Origin DNS Error,” it means that Cloudflare couldn’t resolve the origin web server’s IP address due to a DNS issue.

For Pantheon, the HTTP status code 530 “Site Frozen” occurs when a Pantheon Sandbox Site remains inactive for some time, and HTTP requests to the site are denied. The site owner can resolve this by reactivating the site within the Pantheon User Dashboard.

Conclusion

HTTP response status code 530 is used differently by Cloudflare and Pantheon. For Cloudflare, it is accompanied by a more detailed secondary status code (1XXX) that provides specific error information.

In the case of Pantheon, the HTTP status code 530 “Site Frozen” indicates that a site has been restricted due to inactivity, and the site owner can resolve this by reactivating the site within the Pantheon User Dashboard.