How to Speed Up GitHub Access: Mirrors, CDN, Hosts Hacks and More

GitHub Mirror Access

Two commonly used mirror URLs are provided: https://github.com.cnpmjs.org and https://hub.fastgit.org. These sites are synchronized clones of GitHub, allowing you to browse, clone, and download repositories as if using the original site.

GitHub File Acceleration via Cloudflare Workers

Deploy Cloudflare Workers to accelerate GitHub releases, archives, and project files without a server, leveraging the built‑in CDN. Example endpoints include https://gh.api.99988866.xyz and https://g.ioiox.com. If the demo sites are unavailable, you can self‑deploy using the open‑source project gh‑proxy‑GitHub (source: https://hunsh.net/archives/23/).

GitHub Accelerated Download Proxy

Copy any GitHub URL into the input box at http://toolwa.com/github/ to proxy and speed up the download.

GitHub URL Transformation Service

Visit https://github.zhlh6.cn, paste a repository URL, and use the generated address for git, ssh, and other operations.

Chrome Extension for GitHub Acceleration

This browser extension can improve GitHub loading speed, though online installation may be inconvenient.

Raw File Acceleration

The raw domain is raw.githubusercontent.com. Replace it with the static CDN reverse‑proxy domain raw.staticdn.net to speed up raw file access.

GitHub + JsDelivr

JsDelivr can serve static files from GitHub, but it cannot fetch executable files (e.g., .exe, .dmg) attached to releases, limiting its use to static assets only.

Download via Gitee Fork Transfer

Import a GitHub repository into Gitee ( https://gitee.com) using the “Import from GitHub/GitLab” option, then clone or download from the mirrored repository. The process is illustrated below.

Accelerate via Hosts File Modification

Manually map GitHub’s CDN and IP addresses in the hosts file.

Obtain the IP for github.global.ssl.fastly.net (199.232.69.194) from http://github.global.ssl.fastly.net.ipaddress.com/.

Obtain the IP for github.com (140.82.114.4) from https://github.com.ipaddress.com/.

Edit C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts (grant write permission if needed) and append the following lines:

199.232.69.194 github.global.ssl.fastly.net

140.82.114.4 github.com