GitHub Is Down, but There Is a Solution.
If you’re trying (and failing) to access GitHub on Monday morning, you’re not alone. According to Downdetector , the hosting provider has received over 15,000 reports from users about issues or outages with the service—up from approximately 3,000 when this article was first published. Whether you’re a developer trying to update your repository or a user trying to access it, GitHub can be a hassle. Fortunately, the outages should end soon.
GitHub officially acknowledged the outage , repeatedly updating its status page . However, in its latest update at 12:36 PM ET, the company confirmed that the issue had been resolved: “We’ve identified the problematic component and have taken action to fix it. While we’re showing clear signs of recovery, we’re still working to fully restore service, with error rates remaining slightly elevated. We’ll provide further updates as we continue to recover.” Therefore, you may continue to experience issues with GitHub as the fix is rolled out. GitHub hasn’t yet determined the exact cause of the issue. At 12:16 AM ET, GitHub published an update stating: “We’re seeing a high error rate, around 20%, for web and API traffic. Downloading archives and downloading raw repository content is causing errors at around 50% rates. SAML and OIDC authentication, SCIM, and Team Sync are also impacted. We are still working to identify the root cause and will continue to provide updates as we learn more and take action to resolve the issue.”
Judging by the comments on Downdetector, this isn’t the first time GitHub has encountered issues. One comment reads, “Come on, [GitHub], get it together… this is getting annoying.” (The user added their own asterisks.) Looking through the comment history, you can see that users reported errors once or twice a week throughout August. I’m not a regular GitHub user, so I can’t personally confirm the recurring outages, but it doesn’t seem entirely unusual. If you continue to experience issues with GitHub, expect the service to be back up soon—assuming nothing catastrophic is going on behind the scenes.