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GitHub possible issue on Nov 8, 2026: what we saw
Damn Is It Down is independent and not affiliated with GitHub. This page uses only our own checks, user reports and what GitHub's status page said. Times are ET.
Our checks saw problems for 24 min, from Nov 8, 2026, 5:58 AM ET to Nov 8, 2026, 6:22 AM ET. It peaked as outage at 5:58 AM ET.
Possible problem, not a confirmed outage. Our own checks failed, but no second independent source agreed: user reports stayed below 5 in 15 minutes and GitHub's status page did not report a major incident. We only call something a confirmed outage when at least 2 independent sources agree. How we verify outages
Evidence Raw check times, regions, error codes and the report curve. Download as JSON or CSV.
What GitHub's status page said
According to GitHub's status page: Increase in timeouts for some unauthenticated users
This incident has been resolved. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we addressed this issue. A detailed root cause analysis will be shared as soon as it is available.GitHub's update marked
resolved, Nov 8, 2026, 7:32 AM ET
This is GitHub's own statement, quoted word for word and shortened where marked with “…”. We do not write or verify causes. Read the full incident on GitHub's status page
How we determined this
- Our checks: 4 of 5 failed.
- Regions where our checks failed: 4 of 4.
- User reports: up to 0 in 15 minutes.
- Vendor status page: no major incident reported.
- Independent sources that agreed: 1 of 3 (our checks, user reports, the vendor). We only call it a confirmed outage when at least 2 agree.
- Confidence: 74%. It comes only from our own evidence; the vendor status page adds a little only when our checks or user reports agree.
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Impact
- Regions with failing checks: Asia-Pacific, US East, Europe, US West.
- Failed checks: 4 of 5 in the window (first Nov 8, 2026, 5:50 AM ET, last Nov 8, 2026, 6:14 AM ET).
- Peak user reports: 0 in 15 minutes.
Timeline (ET)
- Outage detected: Regional outage. Down in US East, US West and Europe, fine in Asia-Pacific. Our checks are failing. User reports are still near the baseline — active checks often catch this before crowd reports do.
- Failing from US East, Europe, US West.
- Now failing from Asia-Pacific.
- Recovered: Regional problems.
Official status
- Last reported by GitHub: All clear.
- GitHub's status page
Depends on
GitHub runs on Microsoft Azure, Fastly. Their status pages are linked for reference.
What to try
- Git over SSH often keeps working when the website is down. Try git push/pull over SSH instead of HTTPS.
- If Actions is stuck, re-run the workflow later; queued jobs usually start once the incident clears.
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Other GitHub outages
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FAQ
- Is GitHub down right now?
- This incident ended at Nov 8, 2026, 6:22 AM ET. For right now, check the live GitHub status page: https://damnisitdown.com/status/github
- When did the GitHub problems start?
- Our checks first saw problems at Nov 8, 2026, 5:58 AM ET, and it peaked as outage at Nov 8, 2026, 5:58 AM ET.
- How long did the GitHub incident last?
- 24 min, from Nov 8, 2026, 5:58 AM ET to Nov 8, 2026, 6:22 AM ET.
- Where did our GitHub checks fail?
- Our checks failed from Asia-Pacific, US East, Europe, US West.