How to fix Fortnite 500 Internal Server Error

The Fortnite community is abuzz after the Big Bang event and the Eminem event. With thousands of players being unable to attend the event, Epic Games even announced two more showings. However, many players are facing the ‘500 Internal server error’ while trying to login. Here’s what this error means and how to fix it.

The first step is to close Fortnite, and then exit the Epic Games launcher. Go through the following steps:

This step will ensure nothing is blocking your connection from the Fortnite servers. 

However, the 505 Internal Server error is a server-side issue. It is not something new and Epic Games has been aware of similar incidents in the past. These issues usually resolve themselves on their own. But if you are the impatient kind and need to check repeatedly, you can do so at the Epic Games Status Page.

The incident page has a log of all issues impacting Fortnite. Usually, outages happen during major events or updates, and that is also when the Fortnite 500 Internal Server error is most likely.

The Fortnite 500 Internal server error can be a frustrating roadblock when you simply want to start the game and play. You might want to attend an in-game event but the 500 Internal server error will prevent you from doing so. 

As the name suggests, it is a server-side error and usually, there is little you can do to fix it. However, there are have been cases where a lack of proper communication between the server and your system can cause this error. 

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