From bfac2b81f0f982fcee59aad36c8fb45a636ced61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bakerboy448 <55419169+bakerboy448@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:25:27 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] New: Improve Indexer Connection Failure Messaging (#2473)

---
 src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HttpIndexerBase.cs | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HttpIndexerBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HttpIndexerBase.cs
index 4a8014c63..67715392b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HttpIndexerBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HttpIndexerBase.cs
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
             catch (HttpRequestException ex)
             {
                 _indexerStatusService.RecordFailure(Definition.Id);
-                _logger.Warn(ex, "Unable to connect to indexer, please check your DNS settings and ensure IPv6 is working or disabled. {0}", url);
+                _logger.Warn(ex, "Unable to connect to indexer {0}. This is typically caused by DNS/SSL issues. Check DNS settings, ensure IPv6 is working or disabled, and consider using different DNS servers or a VPN. See: https://wiki.servarr.com/prowlarr/troubleshooting#dns-ssl-connection-issues", url);
             }
             catch (TaskCanceledException ex)
             {
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
             {
                 _logger.Warn(ex, "Unable to connect to indexer");
 
-                return new NzbDroneValidationFailure(string.Empty, "Unable to connect to indexer, please check your DNS settings and ensure IPv6 is working or disabled. " + ex.Message)
+                return new NzbDroneValidationFailure(string.Empty, "Unable to connect to indexer. This is typically caused by DNS/SSL issues. Check DNS settings, ensure IPv6 is working or disabled, consider using different DNS servers, or try a VPN/proxy if needed. See: https://wiki.servarr.com/prowlarr/troubleshooting#dns-ssl-connection-issues " + ex.Message)
                 {
                     DetailedDescription = ex.InnerException?.Message
                 };