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GitHub Resolves 8-Hour Outage on Aug. 17

Published 19 August 2026

GitHub restored full service on Tuesday after a widespread outage lasting nearly eight hours disrupted core developer tools and enterprise workflows. The incident, which began on August 17 and was resolved later that day, impacted essential services including the platform's website, API, Actions automation, Pull Reques...

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