AUR connection issues (EOF/TLS errors) in Spain during LaLiga matches

apozio · 2025-10-26 18:46:59

I encountered connection issues with the AUR (aur.archlinux.org) when using paru and yay, specifically during LaLiga matches, such as the Real Madrid vs. Barcelona game on October 26, 2025 (this exact match called also El Clásico).
My connection was from a real Spanish IP.

The errors include:

error: error sending request for url[]([url]https://aur.archlinux.org/rpc[/url]): error trying to connect: unexpected EOF
Previously: fatal: unable to access '[url]https://aur.archlinux.org/google-chrome.git/[/url]': TLS connect error: error:0A000126:SSL routines::unexpected eof while reading

These errors prevented fetching PKGBUILDs or querying the AUR RPC interface. Basic connectivity to archlinux.org (via ping) worked fine, but HTTPS requests to aur.archlinux.org consistently failed with EOF or TLS errors.
Official packages from pacman work fine, it's just the AUR.

After troubleshooting, I found that the issue is caused by internet restrictions in Spain, likely related to ISP-level blocking or filtering during high-profile LaLiga matches. The restrictions seem to affect specific IPs or websites like Cloudflare, including aur.archlinux.org. Using a VPN resolved the issue, allowing successful connections to the AUR and package updates.

Steps to reproduce:

Attempt to use paru or yay to update AUR packages or fetch PKGBUILDs (e.g., paru -Syu or yay -S <package>) while in Spain during a LaLiga match.
Observe EOF or TLS errors when accessing https://aur.archlinux.org.

Workaround:

Use a VPN to bypass the restrictions. This restored full AUR functionality for me. Even using the Madrid/Valencia in the VPN location works too, doesn't have to be different countries.

Additional Notes:

- The issue appears tied to specific times (e.g., during LaLiga matches) and may be ISP-dependent.
- Other Arch users in Spain might be affected. Has anyone else experienced this?
- I suspect this could be related to anti-piracy measures or network throttling during major sports events, by blocking Cloudflare where some groups are sharing unofficial live transmissions of football (soccer) matches.

Last edited by apozio (2025-10-26 19:04:06)

cmounce · 2025-10-26 21:20:15

It's not just Spanish IPs that are affected. I'm in the US and I couldn't access https://aur.archlinux.org/ from a couple of different US IPs. But when I VPN to Perth, I can load the page.

gromit · 2025-10-26 21:30:58

Thanks for letting us know, that is definitely not intended and we will look into the issue!

Edit: Could you both share the IP range from which you tried to connect please? You can use a website like https://bgp.he.net/ to figure out which range belongs to the ASN

daemonspudguy · 2025-10-26 21:51:21

I also am no longer able to access the AUR, and am also in the United States. I'm getting the same error. I think that it might be an issue with the certificate. But just for good measure, my IP address is in the range 173.80.0.0/15.

fdmillion · 2025-10-26 23:38:22

Same issue here. It looks like the TLS handshake is succeeding but the server (or something in the chain) is forcibly closing the connection before the server can send a response.

[fmillion@haswell ~]$ openssl s_client aur.archlinux.org:443
Connecting to 209.126.35.78
CONNECTED(00000003)
807BF59843790000:error:0A000126:SSL routines::unexpected eof while reading:ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c:696:
---
no peer certificate available
---
No client certificate CA names sent
Negotiated TLS1.3 group: <NULL>
---
SSL handshake has read 0 bytes and written 1557 bytes
Verification: OK
---
New, (NONE), Cipher is (NONE)
Protocol: TLSv1.3
This TLS version forbids renegotiation.
Compression: NONE
Expansion: NONE
No ALPN negotiated
Early data was not sent
Verify return code: 0 (ok)
---
[fmillion@haswell ~]$ curl -I https://aur.archlinux.org
curl: (35) TLS connect error: error:0A000126:SSL routines::unexpected eof while reading

kigurame · 2025-10-26 23:39:07

Also in the US and encountering this issue And i'm in the 131.191.0.0/15 range

cmounce · 2025-10-27 00:14:57

Hmm, now both of the VPNs I've tried get through.

Without VPN (76.96.0.0/11) is still broken for me, though.

matloffm · 2025-10-27 00:26:53

I can get through with a vpn, but pacman fails.

* request failed: Get "https://aur.archlinux.org/rpc?arg%5B%5D … e=info&v=5": EOF

zoron · 2025-10-27 02:20:18

I cant update my packages, when pushing to aur I got

ssh: connect to host aur.archlinux.org port 22: Network is unreachable

Result of telnet aur.archlinux.org 22:

Connection failed: Connection refused

Last edited by zoron (2025-10-27 02:38:40)

zxp19821005 · 2025-10-27 03:52:01

I'm in China, and I can't access aur.archlinux.org 22 too, and I can't update the packages which I've maintained.
But I can access https://aur.archlinux.org normally.

Last edited by zxp19821005 (2025-10-27 03:57:28)

cmounce · 2025-10-27 06:22:42

Okay, update. Fast forward several hours, and I'm able to install AUR packages now, but for some reason my devices switched over to IPv6 (2601::/20), and that works just fine. I have no idea if it was broken before.

I manually switched over to IPv4 (76.96.0.0/11) and that has mysteriously started working too. This one I know wasn't working before, but now it is.

A4b12JGu · 2025-10-27 06:23:12

The status page is reporting an ongoing DDOS attack, so patience is needed.

Lone_Wolf · 2025-10-27 11:10:09

For the record :

no problems here from

You are visiting from <IP v6 address>
Netherlands

Announced <IP v6 subnet>: :/29
Netherlands

Your ISP is AS206238 (Freedom Internet BV)

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2025-10-27 11:10:45)

seth · 2025-10-27 13:51:11

There seem to be separate issues of reports about accessing the AUR at all and for ssh upload (pushing packages) - the latter is recorded at status.archlinux.org

gromit · 2025-10-27 14:26:59

Thanks for all of your input, we have reverted to the previous setup for now since more and more people reported service degradations with the changed setup. We will investigate this so that we hopefully have a fix when the next L3 DDoS comes around :')

gromit · Yesterday 18:56:24

Hello everyone, please report if you start seeing issues again!

Libroru · Today 16:12:30

gromit wrote:

Hello everyone, please report if you start seeing issues again!

Having issues connecting to the AUR once again.
From Germany.

* request failed: Get "https://aur.archlinux.org/rpc?arg%5B%5D=ffmpeg-audio-thumbnailer&arg%5B%5D=mangojuice-bin-debug&arg%5B%5D=protonplus-debug&arg%5B%5D=python313-freethreaded&arg%5B%5D=python313-freethreaded-debug&arg%5B%5D=yay-bin&arg%5B%5D=yay-bin-debug&type=info&v=5": EOF

and the website gives me

PR_END_OF_FILE_ERROR

gromit · Today 16:51:39

Yes we had a 5minute downtime window

apozio · Today 18:40:06

Happening right now occasionally 18:38 UTC.

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