Methods to Accelerate GitHub Access and Downloads

This article provides a comprehensive list of methods to accelerate access to GitHub repositories and files, offering step‑by‑step instructions and relevant URLs.

1. GitHub Mirror Access

Two commonly used mirror sites are provided:

https://github.com.cnpmjs.org

https://hub.fastgit.org

These mirrors are full clones of GitHub and can be used for browsing, cloning, and downloading.

2. GitHub File Acceleration via Cloudflare Workers

Deploy a Cloudflare Workers proxy to accelerate GitHub releases, archives, and project files without needing a server, as it includes built‑in CDN.

https://gh.api.99988866.xyz

https://g.ioiox.com

If the demo sites are unavailable, refer to the open‑source project gh‑proxy‑GitHub for self‑deployment.

3. GitHub Accelerated Download

Copy the original GitHub URL into the input box at http://toolwa.com/github/ to download via a proxy.

4. Accelerate Your GitHub

Use https://github.zhlh6.cn to generate a proxy URL for Git SSH and other operations.

5. Chrome Extension for GitHub Acceleration (Recommended)

Install the recommended Chrome extension; if online installation is inconvenient, reply with github加速 in the public account backend to receive it.

6. GitHub Raw File Acceleration

Replace the domain raw.githubusercontent.com with raw.staticdn.net to speed up raw file access.

7. GitHub + JsDelivr

JsDelivr can serve static files but cannot fetch executable files (e.g., .exe, .dmg) attached to releases, limiting its use for release downloads.

8. Download via Gitee Fork Transfer

Import a GitHub repository into Gitee (via "Import from GitHub/GitLab"), then download or sync the code from the imported repository.

9. Accelerate via Hosts File Modification

Manually bind CDN IP addresses to GitHub domains by editing the hosts file:

199.232.69.194 github.global.ssl.fastly.net

140.82.114.4 github.com

For Windows, adjust file permissions, open C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts , and append the above mappings.