Re: gcc git 429 Too Many Requests nginx

Hi Jonathan,

On Mon, 2026-08-24 at 12:48 +0100, Jonathan Grant via Gcc wrote:
> Anyone else getting 429 error on the gcc git web page?
> 
> I've been seeing this for a few days on:
> 
> https://gcc.gnu.org/git/?p=gcc.git;a=summary
> 
> 429 Too Many Requests
> nginx
> 
> It did load today, so I clicked the top link diff and got the 429 error on:
> https://gcc.gnu.org/git?p=gcc.git;a=commitdiff;h=c8e065ed391115f763af09004f593a3db1fa5514

Sadly yes. The AI scraperbots are again in full force using residential
proxies. An nginx limiter was put in front of gcc.gnu.org https to
fight them off. But innocent bystanders get hit by the mitigation too.
One way to get around the limiter is login to bugzilla or use ssh
(assuming you have an account on the system). That should mark your ip
address to bypass the limiter.

The other is to use a non-https protocol like git:// for cloning or use
the forge mirror git clone https://forge.sourceware.org/gcc/gcc or the
sourcehut one git clone https://git.sr.ht/~sourceware/gcc

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Cheers,

Mark