However api.shorebird.dev (which is used for checking if patches are available) is hosted on Google Cloud Run and not reliably accessible.
This affects both companies outside China with users in China as well as developers inside China.
A fix would probably involve making a new patch check endpoint accessible from within China. Probably would start by using a cloudflare worker (not doing anything specific to China, just moving off of Google Cloud).
Splitting this off from https://github.com/shorebirdtech/shorebird/issues/435.
Our patch downloads are accessible from China now as part of: https://shorebird.dev/blog/improved-patch-delivery/
However api.shorebird.dev (which is used for checking if patches are available) is hosted on Google Cloud Run and not reliably accessible.
This affects both companies outside China with users in China as well as developers inside China.
A fix would probably involve making a new patch check endpoint accessible from within China. Probably would start by using a cloudflare worker (not doing anything specific to China, just moving off of Google Cloud).