Infinitely stuck on "starting" even with container running

A Docker Space built on rocker/r2u remains stuck on 'starting' despite the runtime log showing the app is listening on http://0.0.0.0:7860. Users report the issue is a Hugging Face glitch, with a workaround suggesting renaming the space to bypass the health checker problem.

My Docker R/Shiny on rocker/r2u Space builds successfully and the runtime log clearly reaches Listening on http://0.0.0.0:7860, but the space never leaves 'starting' so I cannot access my app in any way even though there is no code issue. I have seen other posts with this problem and have seen people say its an issue on the side of HF and they need to fix it, I am mainly posting so that the issue gets more attention as the space is very important to my job. Thanks. Since this is probably a glitch on the HF side this time, I recommend this workaround if you’re in a hurry https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/space-stuck-at-starting-health-checker-not-responding-june-20-2026/177005/18 . Even if the code and other content are the same, it may work if the space has a different name namespace .