Error 522 from an Origin Rule pointing at a reserved address
# Origin Rule 522: reserved-address targets
A specific 522 variant: your Origin Rule's resolve override points at a hostname whose A record is a reserved address such as `100::` or `192.0.2.0`. Cloudflare cannot route to it, so the request fails as a 522.
## How it happens
- Placeholder or documentation IPs left in the override target from testing.
- The target hostname's DNS changed (or was never real) and now resolves to a reserved range.
- Confusing the override target (where Cloudflare should send the request) with an identifier (a label that was never meant to resolve).
## Diagnosis
1. Read the Origin Rule and extract the resolve-override hostname.
2. `dig` it: confirm it resolves to a real, routable origin IP.
3. `curl` the origin directly at that IP with the right Host header to confirm it answers.
## Checklist
- Every resolve override target must resolve to a routable IP; test with dig, not by reading the config.
- Treat 522s that started right after an Origin Rule change as guilty until proven innocent: revert the rule and re-test.
- Document what each override target is and who owns its DNS.Find related guidance
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