# Space stuck at "Starting" / Runtime init failed: curl (6) Could not resolve host: huggingface.co **URL:** \ **Category:** Spaces\ **Created:** [March 8, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/space-stuck-at-starting-runtime-init-failed-curl-6-could-not-resolve-host-huggingface-co/174077 "2026-03-08T13:03:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dragon-king](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@dragon-king](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/dragon-king)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/space-stuck-at-starting-runtime-init-failed-curl-6-could-not-resolve-host-huggingface-co/174077/1 "2026-03-08T13:03:52Z")
Hello, My Hugging Face Space suddenly stopped working after running normally for about **2 months**. Now it gets stuck at **Starting / Restarting** , and eventually shows a runtime initialization error. The key error message is: ```auto Initialization step 'init' failed with exit code: 6 curl: (6) Could not resolve host: huggingface.co Warning: Problem : timeout. Will retry in 1 seconds. ``` This suggests a **DNS resolution failure inside the Space container**. ### What I have already tried I performed several tests to rule out issues with my code: 1. **Factory restart** 2. **Restart Space multiple times** 3. **Duplicate the Space** (new Space shows the same problem) 4. **Downgrade Python version (3.12 → 3.10)** 5. **Create a minimal Gradio test Space** (no model, just a textbox) Even the **minimal Gradio Space stays stuck at `Starting`** , which suggests the problem is not related to my application code. ### Additional symptoms Before the runtime failure appeared, the Space UI sometimes briefly showed: ```auto Could not get API info. Connection errored out. ``` Also, API calls to the Space started becoming extremely slow before the Space eventually stopped starting. ### Space info Space configuration: ```auto sdk: gradio sdk_version: 6.4.0 python_version: 3.10 / 3.12 (both tested) ``` The Space loads a model from Hugging Face Hub: ```auto Qwen/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-0.6B-Base ``` But based on the logs, the failure occurs **before the model loading step** , during initialization. ### Question Is there currently an issue with **Spaces DNS resolution or networking**? Since even a minimal Space fails to start and the error indicates DNS failure for `huggingface.co`, it seems likely to be a platform-side issue. Any help or confirmation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![s-asghari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@s-asghari](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/s-asghari)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/space-stuck-at-starting-runtime-init-failed-curl-6-could-not-resolve-host-huggingface-co/174077/2 "2026-03-08T18:17:19Z")
I noticed the same issue with my space four hours ago, and I still can’t restart it. ---
**Author:** ![sevenoneama](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/sevenoneama/32/58467_2.png) [@sevenoneama](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/sevenoneama)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/space-stuck-at-starting-runtime-init-failed-curl-6-could-not-resolve-host-huggingface-co/174077/3 "2026-03-08T20:34:54Z")
im getting same issue since last week, im just trying duplicate and it runs fine, but if u try to restart or rebuild it will facing this issues again ---
**Author:** ![linhoang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9bcb4/32.png) [@linhoang](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/linhoang)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/space-stuck-at-starting-runtime-init-failed-curl-6-could-not-resolve-host-huggingface-co/174077/4 "2026-03-09T00:27:24Z")
Hi, I had the same issue as well, tried to restart but it didn’t work. I tried editing README file and and saved. it built successfully and issue is now resolved. I’m not sure if there is deeper issue but might as well try this to see if you can get your space running. Cheers, ---
**Author:** ![John6666](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/john6666/32/27664_2.png) [@John6666](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/John6666)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/space-stuck-at-starting-runtime-init-failed-curl-6-could-not-resolve-host-huggingface-co/174077/5 "2026-03-09T00:38:08Z")
@hysts @meganariley Maybe hub-side issue. ---
**Author:** ![hysts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/hysts/32/32230_2.png) [@hysts](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/hysts)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/space-stuck-at-starting-runtime-init-failed-curl-6-could-not-resolve-host-huggingface-co/174077/6 "2026-03-09T01:10:04Z")
Thanks for reporting. There have been internal reports of issues with Spaces as well, so this could be the same issue. For now, we are awaiting a response from the infra team. ---
**Author:** ![John6666](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/john6666/32/27664_2.png) [@John6666](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/John6666)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/space-stuck-at-starting-runtime-init-failed-curl-6-could-not-resolve-host-huggingface-co/174077/7 "2026-03-09T01:19:55Z")
Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![miranda-gv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@miranda-gv](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/miranda-gv)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/space-stuck-at-starting-runtime-init-failed-curl-6-could-not-resolve-host-huggingface-co/174077/8 "2026-03-09T01:21:48Z")
same issue for me Space `miranda-gv/dashwright` is stuck on `Starting/Preparing`. Build succeeds, but app never reaches running state. Tested commit: `977fb3e` (minimal Express health-check). This appears to be runtime allocation/init issue for this Space. Please reset or reassign the runtime node. ---
**Author:** ![s-asghari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@s-asghari](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/s-asghari)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/space-stuck-at-starting-runtime-init-failed-curl-6-could-not-resolve-host-huggingface-co/174077/9 "2026-03-09T01:29:58Z")
I kept restarting my space after runtime errors, and occasionally it starts running, which is frustrating since I’m still editing. ---
**Author:** ![John6666](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/john6666/32/27664_2.png) [@John6666](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/John6666)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/space-stuck-at-starting-runtime-init-failed-curl-6-could-not-resolve-host-huggingface-co/174077/10 "2026-03-09T08:11:54Z")
Possibly (just possibly) related case: [Why there are no output when my space is running](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/why-there-are-no-output-when-my-space-is-running/174101)