Lovable's 19-Hour Outage: A GitHub App Debacle
2025-01-11
Lovable experienced a nearly 19-hour outage due to GitHub disabling its app for violating terms of service related to rapid repository creation. The app was crucial for cloning and pushing user repositories. Lovable swiftly responded by implementing a more scalable file storage solution using AWS S3 for new projects, and eventually restored service after GitHub reinstated the app. The incident highlighted Lovable's need for improved dependency management, faster response times to outages, and stronger vendor communication. Improvements include implementing a paging system for critical alerts and migrating to a more robust analytics database.