<p>On what pages is it slow? It only seems a little slower for me.</p>

<p>The "mirror" (which is actually usually the main server) went down for a while, so BBE switched to my server, which has much fewer resources.</p>

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2011-12-03T22:42:18.403Z
It is very, very slow on looking at a new address and normal, fast looking for an existing address.
shoeless joe
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2011-12-02T18:18:51.017Z
2011-12-02T18:18:51.017Z
theymos
<p>Why is the <a href="http://www.blockexplorer.com">Block Explorer</a> so slow?  It used to work reasonably fast, and now it just spins and spins for 20 minutes?  Is it doing some kind of timing out?  </p>

<p>This is a very important utility for the whole Bitcoin network and it is in everyone's better interest that they can look up Bitcoin values without having to have an account somewhere.</p>

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2014-01-22T12:07:56.453Z
You can use [blockr.io block explorer](http://blockr.io) as an alternative fot Bitcoin and Litecoin
Blockr.io
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2014-01-22T13:09:03.833Z
You can also use https://www.biteasy.com as an alternative. It's pretty fast and includes a nice REST API. Testnet is supported as well.
Biteasy.com
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2011-12-02T17:15:40.720Z
You can use [blockchain.info](http://blockchain.info) as an alternative
nmat
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2011-12-02T18:47:39.157Z
There are a few other block explorers too, such as [ABE](http://abe.john-edwin-tobey.org/) (which is open source). So I wouldn't say that blockexplorer.com is "a very important utility for the whole bitcoin network". But it's a good tool, sure.
D.H.
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2011-12-02T19:51:40.373Z
I`m currently working on an alternative block explorer that will be sitting on Google's mainframe (fast and reliable, can handle basically anything), keep your fingers crossed for awhile longer;).
ThePiachu
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2011-12-08T16:17:58.003Z
that's cool, dude.
shoeless joe
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Why is Block Explorer so slow?
shoeless joe
# Why is Block Explorer so slow?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-12-02)

Why is the [Block Explorer](http://www.blockexplorer.com) so slow? It used to work reasonably fast, and now it just spins and spins for 20 minutes? Is it doing some kind of timing out?

This is a very important utility for the whole Bitcoin network and it is in everyone's better interest that they can look up Bitcoin values without having to have an account somewhere.

**Tags:** network

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: You can use [blockchain.info](http://blockchain.info) as an alternative  
> **username_4**: There are a few other block explorers too, such as [ABE](http://abe.john-edwin-tobey.org/) (which is open source). So I wouldn't say that blockexplorer.com is "a very important utility for the whole bitcoin network". But it's a good tool, sure.  
> **username_5**: I`m currently working on an alternative block explorer that will be sitting on Google's mainframe (fast and reliable, can handle basically anything), keep your fingers crossed for awhile longer;).  
> **username_0**: that's cool, dude.  
> **username_1**: You can use [blockr.io block explorer](http://blockr.io) as an alternative fot Bitcoin and Litecoin  
> **username_2**: You can also use https://www.biteasy.com as an alternative. It's pretty fast and includes a nice REST API. Testnet is supported as well.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_6 on 2011-12-02. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

On what pages is it slow? It only seems a little slower for me.

The "mirror" (which is actually usually the main server) went down for a while, so BBE switched to my server, which has much fewer resources.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: It is very, very slow on looking at a new address and normal, fast looking for an existing address.  

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