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+### Please describe the problem.
+
+The main repository `git://git-annex.branchable.com/` seems to be offline at the moment.
+The mirror `git://git.joeyh.name/git-annex` seems to work.
+
+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+
+A git clone of the main repo gives an error message "fatal: Could not read from remote repository.".
+
+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+
+.
+
+### Please provide any additional information below.
+
+[[!format sh """
+# If you can, paste a complete transcript of the problem occurring here.
+# If the problem is with the git-annex assistant, paste in .git/annex/daemon.log
+C:\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com> git clone git://git-annex.branchable.com/ git-annex-clone-TEST
+Cloning into 'git-annex-clone-TEST'...
+fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
+
+Please make sure you have the correct access rights
+and the repository exists.
+C:\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com> ping git-annex.branchable.com
+
+Pinging git-annex.branchable.com [2600:3c03::f03c:91ff:fedf:c0e5] with 32 bytes of data:
+Reply from 2600:3c03::f03c:91ff:fedf:c0e5: time=126ms
+Reply from 2600:3c03::f03c:91ff:fedf:c0e5: time=116ms
+Reply from 2600:3c03::f03c:91ff:fedf:c0e5: time=118ms
+Reply from 2600:3c03::f03c:91ff:fedf:c0e5: time=117ms
+
+Ping statistics for 2600:3c03::f03c:91ff:fedf:c0e5:
+    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
+Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
+    Minimum = 116ms, Maximum = 126ms, Average = 119ms
+
+# End of transcript or log.
+"""]]
+
+### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders)
+
+Sure. It's always rockin'!
+
+[[!meta author=jkniiv]]