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GitHub is down: Latency issues across a number of services. Immediate workarounds for indie hackers.

BREAKING: GitHub Experiencing Major Latency Issues — Immediate Action Required

Status: Investigating | Severity: MAJOR 🔴 | Last Updated: NOW

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What's Down & Who's Affected

GitHub is reporting latency issues across multiple services. This impacts:

Git operations (push/pull may timeout or fail)

Web interface (dashboard, PRs, issues loading slowly)

API calls (webhooks, CI/CD integrations timing out)

Authentication (login delays possible)

Actions (workflow runs experiencing delays)

Affected: All users globally. If you're pushing code, managing repos, or running CI/CD—you're impacted.

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Immediate Workarounds (Do These NOW)

1. Pause Non-Critical Deployments

Don't push to production right now. Wait 15-30 minutes before attempting critical deployments.

2. Increase Git Timeout Values

```bash git config --global http.postBuffer 524288000 git config --global http.lowSpeedLimit 0 git config --global http.lowSpeedTime 999999 ```

3. Use SSH Instead of HTTPS

SSH can be more resilient during HTTP API issues: ```bash git remote set-url origin git@github.com:username/repo.git ```

4. Batch Your Operations

Don't spam multiple pushes/pulls simultaneously. Wait 2-3 minutes between operations.

5. Local Development Only

Continue working locally. Commit regularly but hold pushes until recovery confirmed.

6. Disable Webhook Retries

If you manage webhooks, temporarily disable auto-retries to avoid cascading failures.

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How to Check If Your Project Is Affected

Quick Test: ```bash

Test basic connectivity

ping github.com

Test git operations (will timeout if affected)

git ls-remote https://github.com/username/repo.git --heads | head -1

Check your CI/CD logs

Look for timeout errors (504, 522, connection refused)

```

Affected Symptoms:

Push/pull hangs for 30+ seconds

API returns 503 or 504 errors

Webhooks don't trigger

GitHub Actions stuck in queued state

Web dashboard takes 10+ seconds to load

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Alternative Tools to Consider (Temporary Shift)

If you need to push code during this incident:

Gitea (self-hosted backup)

Gitlab (use existing account if you have one)

Codeberg (lightweight alternative)

Local git server (if you have infrastructure)

Note: Don't migrate permanently without cause. This is temporary.

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How to Monitor Recovery

Official Status:

Check [GitHub Status Page](https://www.githubstatus.com/) — refresh every 5 minutes

Watch for "All Systems Operational" indicator

Real-time Monitoring:

```bash

Test connectivity every 60 seconds

while true; do curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" https://api.github.com/status && sleep 60; done ```

What to Expect:

Investigating Phase: 5-20 minutes (current)

Identified Phase: Work begins

Monitoring Phase: Fixes deployed, testing

Resolved: Full recovery announced

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Our Recommendation

Stay calm. GitHub incidents like this resolve within 30-60 minutes typically. Use the workarounds above, continue local work, and check the status page periodically.

Don't:

Panic-migrate your entire repo

Retry aggressively (adds load)

Use GitHub alternatives permanently

Do:

Increase timeout values

Work locally

Monitor official status page

Wait 20+ minutes before major operations

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This is a developing story. We'll update as GitHub reports recovery.