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The file.garden domain is currently down. The website (filegarden.com) and all files are fine, but direct links are inaccessible. The issue seems to be on Cloudflare's end (our domain provider). I contacted them and will post as soon as they reply. Unfortunately the average response time is 3 days.

Cloudflare has confirmed they blocked the domain intentionally, and they did not notify me of this or provide any explanation. I submitted a request to get it unblocked and asked for further details. More updates to come.

No response yet, but I completed a domain transfer from Cloudflare to Porkbun and can now begin restoring the domain's functionality. We relied on Cloudflare for some of our infrastructure, so replacing that may take some time. Rest assured that all will be restored. Thank you for your support. :)

The domain is still inaccessible on Porkbun's DNS, so Cloudflare likely misunderstood the situation and was wrong to take blame (fortunately). The issue is likely on the .garden registry's end instead (unfortunately), which is owned by GoDaddy. I contacted GoDaddy and Porkbun and will update you.

GoDaddy confirmed they blocked file.garden for violating TLD community guidelines. This is the first I'm hearing of this, and they aren't clarifying how their guidelines were violated. They say our registrar Porkbun is responsible for appealing the block, so I'm in contact with them now.

I wrote a Tampermonkey script that lets file.garden keep working in just your own browser by requesting its files through the temporary domain! It's not perfect, but it usually works. 1. Install Tampermonkey: www.tampermonkey.net 2. Visit temporary-file-garden.link/fixer.user.js 3. Click "Install"

its breaking most sites while using it for me

How exactly does this work? Does this work for games that fetch File Garden links like Tabletop Simulator?

To answer a FAQ, the temporary domain and script will only work for 7 days after file.garden is unblocked. Also, if you run a website with many file.garden links, add the above .js file as a script on your site to make your links work for everyone! Then your users don't need Tampermonkey. :)

Many have reported difficulties with Tampermonkey. I recommend Violentmonkey instead, as it doesn't have any such issues (and it's open-source!): violentmonkey.github.io Also, our script breaks some websites (YouTube, Google Accounts, etc.), so I suggest toggling it on only when it's needed.

Hey, does this work for restoring images I have displayed on my site? I tried adding this script (and yes I linked it to the html) but it's not doing anything. Thanks

Okay, but does this mean the appeal has failed?

Nope, hence this being only temporary! See the last sentence of our previous post: bsky.app/profile/file...