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When cloning a repository from GitHub I sometimes only get a download rate between 50-100 KiB/sec (staying stable) while most of the time I have about 10 MiB/sec. When cloning the same repository from a different machine (= different global IP) I get full speed.
Does GitHub impose a rate limit on repository cloning? The repository in question is quite big (~100 MiB) and I clone it about twice a day.
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When your download speed is too low, there could be multiple culprits, from router settings to ISP shortcomings and physical damage to your wires and devices.
When download a repo (clone or download as zip), Github doesn't count the number of downloads for technical limitations. Clone a repository is a read-only operation. There is no authentication required.
I found a solution that worked very well for me.
Go to github and copy the link to the clipboard. Then open a web proxy website (https://www.proxysite.com worked for me). And paste the link (I tried with US1) - instead of downloading 670mb in 1+ hour at least, it took less than 2 minutes.
Works like a charm!!
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