March 3, 2026
Push, Pull, Panic
GitHub Is Having Issues
Coders say it’s weekly now—just keep the site up, not add AI toys
TLDR: GitHub says the outage is fixed and will share what went wrong soon. Commenters complained outages feel near-weekly, urging GitHub to prioritize reliability over new AI features, while others joked about cursed deployments and speculated about Cloudflare—important because downtime stalls work for millions who rely on GitHub.
GitHub says the outage is over and promises a root cause write-up, but the crowd is not having it. One commenter waved a rival in: Codeberg might be slower, they said, but at least it’s not throwing weekly ‘500’ errors—that’s the generic “something broke” message you get when a site faceplants. Another voice sighed it’s “happening very often lately,” and the vibe across threads was: we’re tired of pausing work while the world’s biggest code hub takes a nap.
The hottest feud? Features vs firmness. Fans of GitHub’s flashy Copilot (its AI coding assistant) were drowned out by calls to stop shipping new toys and make the thing stay up. Meanwhile, comic relief arrived from the office scapegoat who swore every time they tweak their deployment setup, GitHub collapses—coworkers now literally ask if it’s their fault when the lights flicker. Conspiracy corner lit up too, with folks wondering if Cloudflare (a big web traffic bodyguard) played a role, pointing to Cloudflare status and OpenAI status for clues. Was this a one-off? Or another episode in a Push, Pull, Panic season? The community’s verdict: fix the basics first, then bring the glitz.
Key Points
- •GitHub reported an incident affecting its services.
- •The incident is marked as resolved.
- •GitHub thanked users for their patience during the disruption.
- •A detailed root cause analysis will be shared when available.
- •No details on scope, cause, or duration were provided in the notice.