GitHub Is Down

Jake Peterson Jake Peterson Senior Technology Editor ExperienceJake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, and subscriptions. Read Full Bio August 17, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images Key Takeaways If you're struggling to access GitHub this morning, you aren't alone. GitHub appears to be down for users across the internet. Downdetector shows thousands of user reports as of Monday morning. The site will likely get back up and running shortly, assuming there are no larger issues behind the scenes. Table of Contents If you're trying (and failing) to access GitHub Monday morning, you aren't alone. According to Downdetector, the hosting provider has over 3,000 user reports indicating issues or downtime with the service. Whether you're a developer trying to update your repository, or you're a user trying to access one, GitHub may give you trouble. If the comments on Downdetector are any indication, this is not the first time GitHub has had service issues. One comment reads: "Cmon [GitHub] get your sh*t together...this is getting old." (The user added their own asterisks.) Scrolling through the comment history, users reported errors one or twice a week throughout August. I'm not a regular GitHub user, so I can't attest personally to repeated downtimes, but it does seem as though this isn't wholly unusual. What do you think so far? As such, even though it isn't clear why GitHub is down right now, chances are good that the company will get the site up and running shortly. Assuming nothing catastrophic is happening behind the scenes, developers and users alike should be able to access the site sometime today. But I will continue to update this piece if GitHub's downtime extends longer than normal. Lifehacker has been a go-to source of tech help and life advice since 2005. Our mission is to offer reliable tech help and credible, practical, science-based life advice to help you live better. Our Mission Our Team Newsletter © 2001-2026 Ziff Davis, LLC., A ZIFF DAVIS COMPANY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Lifehacker is a federally registered trademark of Ziff Davis and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission. The display of third-party trademarks and trade names on this site does not necessarily indicate any affiliation or the endorsement of Lifehacker. If you click an affiliate link and buy a product or service, we may be paid a fee by that merchant.