Compute instance URLs and Bad Gateway errors

What these URLs are

When you create a Compute instance, Hivenet generates a temporary web URL:

https://<instance-id>-8888.tenants.hivecompute.ai

These are public links to help you access web interfaces like:

Seeing a Bad Gateway error usually means one of these:

Here’s how to troubleshoot:

Make sure your app is up
```
curl http://localhost:8888
```
You should see HTML or a JSON response, not a timeout or error.
Check the port Your app must run on port 8888 for the Hivenet URL to work.
Update binding address Some apps default to:
```
127.0.0.1:8888
```
You need:
```
0.0.0.0:8888
```
Add --host 0.0.0.0 if you're launching the app from the command line.
Restart the app if needed After changing host or port configs.

If you can’t get the public link working, use SSH port forwarding:

ssh -L 8888:localhost:8888 ubuntu@<instance-id>.ssh.hivecompute.ai

Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser.

This is usually more reliable.

Still seeing errors? Hop into Discord or message the support team from the Hivenet site.