software.ultimaker.com is down, also preventing cura from opening

[orion 0]

software.ultimaker.com is down. Cura isn't opening for myself and another person. Not sure if the version check is timing out or what. Please help.

 

[orion 0]

I want to be able to check for updates for cura but I don't want the entire program to be inaccessible in the event that the update server can't be reached. In a future update can we be able to boot cura without being dependent on an external server being online? Maybe a 10-15 second timeout? Thanks

 

[Daid 306]

Cura should boot fine without the server being there, there is a timeout on it, and all exceptions are silently ignored.

 

[DidierKlein 729]

The webpage is now fixed

 

[xisle 34]

I was also unable to load Cura (15.02.1 or 15.01) on OS X 10.9.4 while the server was down. I mistakenly closed it to verify the OP's issue and was unable to reopen.

 

[orion 0]

Cura should boot fine without the server being there, there is a timeout on it, and all exceptions are silently ignored.

 

Tell that to the several people in chat who were complaining, including the person saying Daid wasn't working either.

 

[xisle 34]

So ya, Cura opens fine with no internet connection. It just takes a bit longer than I expected (or waited apparently).