GitHub global outage blocking push/pull operations

10/10 Critical

GitHub suffered a significant global outage preventing developers from pushing or pulling code. Users encountered `fatal: Could not read from remote repository` errors over SSH and HTTP 500 internal server errors over HTTPS, effectively halting all workflow activities.

GitHubSSHHTTPS
Category
deploy
Workaround
none
Stage
deploy
Freshness
persistent
Scope
single_lib
Upstream
open
Recurring
Yes
Buyer Type
team
Maintainer
active

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Query: “What are the most common pain points with GitHub for developers in 2025?”4/5/2026

GitHub, the cornerstone of modern software development, suffered a significant global outage, leaving millions of developers unable to push or pull code and effectively grinding workflows to a halt. Users attempting to interact with repositories via SSH were met with a `fatal: Could not read from remote repository` error.

Created: 4/5/2026Updated: 4/5/2026