Git clone errors
When you start a CodeCrafters challenge, we create a Git repository for you to work in. If you’re facing issues cloning your repository, here are a few things you can try:
Check our status page
Visit https://status.codecrafters.io/ and make sure that the “Git Operations” component is green.
![](https://mintlify.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/codecrafters/img/fix-clone-errors/git-status.png)
If the “Git Operations” component is red, it means that we’re experiencing issues with our Git infrastructure. In this case, wait for the issue to be resolved and then try cloning your repository again.
Check connectivity to git.codecrafters.io
If the status page looks good, the next step is to check if you can connect to git.codecrafters.io
. You can do this by running:
curl -vvv https://git.codecrafters.io
The logs should look something like this:
* Trying 192.241.134.100:443...
* Connected to git.codecrafters.io (192.241.134.100) port 443 (#0)
* ALPN: offers h2,http/1.1
* (304) (OUT), TLS handshake, Client hello (1):
* CAfile: /etc/ssl/cert.pem
* CApath: none
* (304) (IN), TLS handshake, Server hello (2):
* (304) (IN), TLS handshake, Unknown (8):
* (304) (IN), TLS handshake, Certificate (11):
* (304) (IN), TLS handshake, CERT verify (15):
* (304) (IN), TLS handshake, Finished (20):
* (304) (OUT), TLS handshake, Finished (20):
* SSL connection using TLSv1.3 / AEAD-CHACHA20-POLY1305-SHA256
* ALPN: server accepted h2
* Server certificate:
* subject: CN=*.codecrafters.io
* start date: Jul 19 00:00:00 2023 GMT
* expire date: Jul 24 23:59:59 2024 GMT
* subjectAltName: host "git.codecrafters.io" matched cert's "*.codecrafters.io"
* issuer: C=US; O=DigiCert Inc; OU=www.digicert.com; CN=RapidSSL TLS RSA CA G1
* SSL certificate verify ok.
* using HTTP/2
* h2 [:method: GET]
* h2 [:scheme: https]
* h2 [:authority: git.codecrafters.io]
* h2 [:path: /]
* h2 [user-agent: curl/8.1.2]
* h2 [accept: */*]
* Using Stream ID: 1 (easy handle 0x12c810e00)
> GET / HTTP/2
> Host: git.codecrafters.io
> User-Agent: curl/8.1.2
> Accept: */*
>
< HTTP/2 404
< cache-control: no-cache, max-age=0, must-revalidate
< date: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:08:42 GMT
< expires: Fri, 01 Jan 1980 00:00:00 GMT
< pragma: no-cache
< server: Caddy
< server: lighttpd/1.4.54
<
* Connection #0 to host git.codecrafters.io left intact
If you see a “connection timed out” error instead, this could be due to a firewall or network issue. We recommend disabling your firewall or using a different network to see if that resolves the issue.
Sometimes, depending on your ISP’s rules, using a VPN can help resolve this issue. If you don’t have a VPN installed, we recommend using 1.1.1.1.
If none of these options work, please reach out to us at hello@codecrafters.io and we’ll take a look!
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