# Fatal: could not read Username for 'https://github.com'

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/fatal-could-not-read-username-for-https-github-com/411498
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [September 2, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fatal-could-not-read-username-for-https-github-com/411498 "2026-09-02T16:55:37Z")
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### Author: ![Taste-OF-IT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/taste-of-it/32/303842_2.png) [@Taste-OF-IT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Taste-OF-IT)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2026, 7:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fatal-could-not-read-username-for-https-github-com/411498/11 "2026-09-03T07:46:29Z")

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Hi,

seems to work now. First rebuild runs against an error, but second try and the update works and discourse is online again. Version check is also working now.

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