# Very slow git clone

**URL:** <https://forum.openwrt.org/t/very-slow-git-clone/232552>\
**Category:** Site Feedback and Other Questions\
**Created:** [May 18, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/very-slow-git-clone/232552 "2025-05-18T10:55:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![glxwrt](https://forum.openwrt.org/user_avatar/forum.openwrt.org/glxwrt/32/86125_2.png) [@glxwrt](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/glxwrt)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/very-slow-git-clone/232552/16 "2025-09-05T06:54:02Z")

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Then [https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/toolchain/use-buildsystem](https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/toolchain/use-buildsystem) (and anywhere else `git.openwrt.org` is specified) should be updated to instead specify Github.

This has been a problem for over half a decade: [Clone git.openwrt.org slow](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/clone-git-openwrt-org-slow/42054)

Fortunately it looks like one can now log into the docs wiki with Github, we will see if I can fix it: 🤞

Edit: fixed. Whoever made it possible to edit the docs with a Github account has truly benefited humanity. I will now fix problems wherever I notice them.

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