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Packages2.fhir.org server issues?
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Package server issues

Users report timeout and package fetch errors from the FHIR package server (packages2.fhir.org), causing build failures. Specific errors include missing package versions, wildcard dependency problems, and server recovery after an outage.

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Russell Ott Oct 24, 2025, 07:01 PM
Hi all - is it possible that there are server errors right now with packages2.fhir.org ? I'm seeing a lot of timeout errors leading to build failures: Assign Comparison Ids (00:00.003 / 01:27.983, 1Gb) Propagating status (00:00.000 / 01:27.983, 1Gb) Generating Narratives (00:00.000 / 01:27.983, 1Gb) Validating Conformance Resources (00:00.318 / 01:28.302, 1Gb) Error fetching https://packages2.fhir.org/packages/hl7.terminology.r5 : Read timed out Error fetching https://packages2.fhir.org/packages/hl7.fhir.uv.extensions.r5 : Read timed out Failed to determine latest version of package hl7.fhir.uv.extensions.r5 from server: https://packages2.fhir.org/packages Error fetching https://packages2.fhir.org/packages/hl7.cda.us.ccda : Read timed out Error fetching https://packages2.fhir.org/packages/hl7.cda.uv.core : Read timed out Failed to determine latest version of package hl7.cda.uv.core from server: https://packages2.fhir.org/packages Failed to determine latest version of package hl7.cda.uv.core from server: https://packages.fhir.org Failed to determine latest version of package hl7.cda.uv.core from server: build.fhir.org Latest version of package hl7.cda.uv.core found locally is 2.0.1-sd - using that
Grahame Grieve Oct 24, 2025, 07:26 PM
hmm
Grahame Grieve Oct 24, 2025, 07:33 PM
no looks like it's all good to me
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Yan Heras Oct 28, 2025, 08:54 AM
My commit just failed and seeing similar issues as well. When build locally, it builds successfully. Error fetching https://packages2.fhir.org/packages/hl7.fhir.us.core.3.1.1 : Not Found Error fetching https://packages.fhir.org/hl7.fhir.us.core.3.1.1 : Not Found Publishing Content Failed: Unable to resolve package id hl7.fhir.us.core.3.1.1#3.1.1 Here is the link to the log: https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/davinci-vbpr/branches/master/failure/build.log
Lloyd McKenzie Oct 28, 2025, 08:05 PM
@Grahame Grieve
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Yan Heras Oct 28, 2025, 08:08 PM
To make this clear, the VBPR 1.1 IG itself does not have any dependency on US Core 3.1.1. The dependency IGs have reference to US Core 3.1.1. I am not able to make any updates to how the 3.1.1 package is referenced in those published IGs. How should I resolve this? My commit to CI Build fails. This wasn't an issue about 3 weeks ago.
Grahame Grieve Oct 29, 2025, 09:50 AM
this should be sorted now
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Yan Heras Oct 29, 2025, 05:22 PM
It works now, thank you!
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Alexander Kiel Jan 14, 2026, 10:37 AM
Hi @Grahame Grieve , I also have a possible issue on packages2.fhir.org . The package de.basisprofil.r4#1.5.x can't be found. On the server only the 1.6 packages are available: https://packages2.fhir.org/packages/de.basisprofil.r4
Grahame Grieve Jan 14, 2026, 10:46 AM
I see that these are published through simplifier
Grahame Grieve Jan 14, 2026, 10:47 AM
The simplifier API is rate limited; I expect that packages2.fhir.org will get the other versions in a few days time.
Grahame Grieve Jan 14, 2026, 10:47 AM
this happened because I had a server disaster and my DR plan is to install from scratch. That works really well except for simplifier - I will consider that
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Alexander Kiel Jan 14, 2026, 10:51 AM
Ok thanks, unfortunately this breaks my CI. But I also have no cache for the packages. So also a problem on my side.
Grahame Grieve Jan 14, 2026, 10:52 AM
sorry to hear that.
Grahame Grieve Jan 14, 2026, 10:53 AM
you should take it up with simplifier. All the rate limit achieves is more hits on their server
Grahame Grieve Jan 14, 2026, 10:56 AM
at least from me
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Alexander Kiel Jan 14, 2026, 11:12 AM
IHMO a rate limit is always a good idea. I'll establish a cache so that I not depend too much on the central package server.
Grahame Grieve Jan 14, 2026, 11:13 AM
I guess. I run with rate limits too, but they're much higher
Michael van der Zel Jan 16, 2026, 08:33 AM
Did something change in the fetching "algorithm". Since yesterday I get: https://build.fhir.org/ig/RIVO-Noord/zorgviewer-ig/branches/__default/failure/build.log Installing nictiz.fhir.nl.stu3.eafspraak#1.0.6 done. Installing nictiz.fhir.nl.stu3.zib2017#2.0.x to the package cache Fetching: Publishing Content Failed: Invalid criteria: null.x: (Expected numeric identifier at position 0) (00:10.538 / 00:29.949, 256Mb) No problems before yesterday with same version of the IG publisher, same version of the dependencies.
Grahame Grieve Jan 16, 2026, 09:00 AM
yes some problems on the package server
Grahame Grieve Jan 16, 2026, 09:02 AM
how do I reproduce?
Michael van der Zel Jan 16, 2026, 12:49 PM
Rebuild the zorgviewer-ig. Or do you need something else?
Grahame Grieve Jan 16, 2026, 12:53 PM
what's the github repo?
Michael van der Zel Jan 16, 2026, 01:09 PM
https://github.com/RIVO-Noord/zorgviewer-ig
Grahame Grieve Jan 16, 2026, 03:56 PM
I don't know why it worked in the past, but the simplifier package has a wildcard dependency and these aren't supported - yet
Grahame Grieve Jan 16, 2026, 03:57 PM
I will be able to address this in 10 days time - disappearing off into the bush
Grahame Grieve Jan 16, 2026, 03:57 PM
it's not a simple fix, it's building out new infrastructure. So I might not be able to address it
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Pieter Edelman Jan 19, 2026, 07:10 PM
Is this different than the situation that arose last september ?
Grahame Grieve Jan 19, 2026, 07:13 PM
I don't know - records have been scrubbed since then
Michael van der Zel Feb 4, 2026, 12:41 PM
I just don't understand. The CI-build keeps failing, but my local build just works fine. What am I missing here?
Grahame Grieve Feb 4, 2026, 12:47 PM
I don't know why your local build works. what you're doing is not supported
Michael van der Zel Feb 4, 2026, 01:07 PM
When I run this locally the IG Publisher installs a specific version 2.0.6 and when I run the same on in the CI build it wants a version 2.0.x.
Michael van der Zel Feb 4, 2026, 01:59 PM
The strange thing is that up to januari 14th (v2.0.29) it worked fine. After that it failed.
Michael van der Zel Feb 4, 2026, 02:02 PM
I checked the GH action build log and found that starting 15-jan (still v2.0.29) it failed. So it looks to be something in the package repo.
Grahame Grieve Feb 5, 2026, 12:29 PM
i revise my opinion. It should work, and looks like it does on ci-build
Michael van der Zel Feb 5, 2026, 02:02 PM
Yesterday I removed the dependency with the package that had the "2.0.x" dependency. So that now works. You mean that I can reintroduce the dependency and it should work now?
Grahame Grieve Feb 5, 2026, 07:24 PM
well, try again, and I'll have a look if it doesn't
Michael van der Zel Feb 7, 2026, 08:47 AM
I created a branch with the issue in it and the CI build failed :-(. https://build.fhir.org/ig/RIVO-Noord/zorgviewer-ig/branches/eafspraak-2.0.x/failure/build.log