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GitHub is down: Disruption with Login and Release Asset downloads. Immediate workarounds for indie hackers.

BREAKING: GitHub Major Disruption — Login & Release Downloads Down

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

GitHub is currently experiencing significant disruption affecting authentication and release asset downloads. This is an active incident. We're monitoring continuously and will update as information arrives.

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What's Down & Who's Affected

Confirmed Disruptions:

GitHub.com login and authentication (web interface)

Release asset downloads (.zip, .tar.gz, binaries)

Potentially affecting: CI/CD workflows, package installs via GitHub releases

Who This Impacts:

Indie hackers distributing via GitHub Releases

Teams relying on GitHub auth for deployments

Users downloading pre-built binaries from release pages

Any workflow dependent on GitHub API authentication

Who's NOT Affected (So Far):

Git push/pull operations (SSH/HTTPS may work depending on your setup)

Existing cloned repositories

Read-only access to public repos (in most cases)

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Immediate Workarounds — Do These NOW

1. For Distribution (Releases)

Use alternative CDN: Upload release assets to Cloudflare R2, AWS S3, or GitHub's alternative (if available). Update your download links immediately.

Mirror on npm/PyPI: If your project supports it, publish to npm or PyPI as a faster alternative.

Use jsDelivr or unpkg: For JavaScript packages, point users to CDN mirrors.

Distribute via Docker Hub: Push Docker images as a reliable distribution channel.

2. For CI/CD Pipelines

Pause deployments: Don't trigger new workflows until authentication is restored.

Cache dependencies locally: If possible, use cached dependencies rather than fetching fresh.

Switch to SSH keys: If available, SSH git operations sometimes succeed when HTTPS auth fails.

3. For End Users

Provide direct download links: Share S3/Cloudflare links directly in documentation.

Pre-download assets: If you manage infrastructure, grab latest releases now before links degrade further.

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How to Check If Your Project Is Affected

1. Test login: Try logging into github.com directly. If you can't authenticate, you're affected. 2. Check release downloads: Visit your project's releases page and try downloading an asset. 3. Monitor workflows: Check your Actions tab—new runs likely won't trigger. 4. Query the API: Try curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" https://api.github.com/user — 401/500 indicates the issue is still active.

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Alternative Tools to Consider (Temporary)

GitLab (full git + releases infrastructure)

Gitea (self-hosted alternative)

Cloudflare Pages (for static site distribution)

AWS CodeCommit (managed git service)

npm Registry (for Node packages)

Docker Hub (for containerized apps)

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Monitor Recovery

Official Status Pages:

GitHub Status: https://www.githubstatus.com (check here first)

Twitter: @githubstatus

Community Monitoring:

StillNotAThing.com will update this post as GitHub resolves

Check replies in this thread for real-time community updates

Self-Check Every 5 Minutes: ```bash curl -s https://www.githubstatus.com | grep -i "operational" ```

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Bottom Line

This is disruptive but temporary. Don't panic; don't deploy. Use workarounds above. GitHub's infrastructure team is on this. We expect partial recovery within hours. Use this downtime to diversify your distribution strategy—single-provider dependency is risky for indie hackers.

Stay calm. Stay informed. We'll update as this resolves.