# Host error when using balena device ssh

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/host-error-when-using-balena-device-ssh/375619>\
**Category:** balenaOS\
**Tags:** balena-cli\
**Created:** [February 26, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/host-error-when-using-balena-device-ssh/375619 "2026-02-26T19:00:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![basecamp-dev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@basecamp-dev](https://forums.balena.io/u/basecamp-dev)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/host-error-when-using-balena-device-ssh/375619/1 "2026-02-26T19:00:27Z")

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We are currently unable to ssh into any of the devices on our fleet. When we try, we get `error: host error:` with no other information. Is there a service outage right now or anything else we can check to determine if it’s on our end?

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**Author:** ![basecamp-dev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@basecamp-dev](https://forums.balena.io/u/basecamp-dev)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/host-error-when-using-balena-device-ssh/375619/2 "2026-02-26T19:39:30Z")

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Never mind, [status.balena.io](http://status.balena.io) is now showing an active incident.