Comment on GitHub is downComments−gondaloof3yEverything is down. How can this happen? Many of these services are unrelated, like even the brand-new Codespaces and Copilot are completely down. Do they all have a single point of failure? (Presumably the git server)−zackkitzmiller3yDNS. It's always DNS−capableweb3yWhen in doubt, and the outage is widespread it's either DNS or BGP, most likely DNS. My money is also on DNS in this case.−TimWolla3yI suspect you'd lose that money. Many of the recent GitHub outages were caused by database issues. Examples: https://github.blog/2023-05-03-github-availability-report-ap.... In fact last march they specifically mentioned “Database stability”: https://github.blog/2022-04-06-github-availability-report-ma...−jallen_dot_dev3yIt's not DNSThere's no way it's DNSIt was DNS−brookst3yDNS, BGP, PKI, probably other TLAs.−ehayes3yYeah but they probably all share DNS or something related to networking−WookieRushing3yMy bet is on cache servers having a bad release
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Everything is down. How can this happen? Many of these services are unrelated, like even the brand-new Codespaces and Copilot are completely down. Do they all have a single point of failure? (Presumably the git server)
DNS. It's always DNS
When in doubt, and the outage is widespread it's either DNS or BGP, most likely DNS. My money is also on DNS in this case.
I suspect you'd lose that money. Many of the recent GitHub outages were caused by database issues. Examples: https://github.blog/2023-05-03-github-availability-report-ap.... In fact last march they specifically mentioned “Database stability”: https://github.blog/2022-04-06-github-availability-report-ma...
It's not DNS
There's no way it's DNS
It was DNS
DNS, BGP, PKI, probably other TLAs.
Yeah but they probably all share DNS or something related to networking
My bet is on cache servers having a bad release