# 502 Bad Gateway on activation (Can't activate)

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**Category:** Wordpress Plugin\
**Created:** [January 10, 2019, 6:23am UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/502-bad-gateway-on-activation-cant-activate/1401 "2019-01-10T06:23:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![OctopieMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/49beb7/32.png) [@OctopieMonster](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/OctopieMonster)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 6:23am UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/502-bad-gateway-on-activation-cant-activate/1401/1 "2019-01-10T06:23:54Z")

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Hello, I just added the plugin to my wordpress. It’s pretty much a fresh install. With only a few plugins.

When I try to activate it, I get a 502 Bad Gateway error. When I go back to my site, I can still access it and the plugin isn’t active.

I really wanted to use this plugin, but I can’t seem to get it to activate.

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**Author:** ![codebard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.patreondevelopers.com/codebard/32/14_2.png) [@codebard](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/codebard)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/502-bad-gateway-on-activation-cant-activate/1401/2 "2019-01-10T16:31:18Z")

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I wasnt able to reproduce this issue on a fresh WP install.

This may be a cloudflare error. Do you have the full error text?

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**Author:** ![OctopieMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/49beb7/32.png) [@OctopieMonster](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/OctopieMonster)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 4:15am UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/502-bad-gateway-on-activation-cant-activate/1401/3 "2019-01-11T04:15:58Z")

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Thank you for replying.

The error is just:

" 502 Bad Gateway nginx"

I’m wondering if it’s an issue with my host, as I’m using a managed wordpress hosting.

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**Author:** ![codebard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.patreondevelopers.com/codebard/32/14_2.png) [@codebard](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/codebard)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/502-bad-gateway-on-activation-cant-activate/1401/4 "2019-01-11T16:42:59Z")

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> [@OctopieMonster](#):
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> Thank you for replying.
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> The error is just:
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> " 502 Bad Gateway **nginx**"
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> I’m wondering if it’s an issue with my host, as I’m using a managed wordpress hosting.

Judging from that it seems to be coming from a server error, the chances are high that its your host. Please contact them and ask about this.