diff --git a/apps/buddy/electron/main/updates/DesktopUpdatePackage.ts b/apps/buddy/electron/main/updates/DesktopUpdatePackage.ts
index 8b4013834..75e06c896 100644
--- a/apps/buddy/electron/main/updates/DesktopUpdatePackage.ts
+++ b/apps/buddy/electron/main/updates/DesktopUpdatePackage.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { join } from 'node:path'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { desktopUpdateArtifactName } from '../../shared/desktopDistribution'
 import { desktopVersionSchema } from '../../shared/desktopUpdates'
-import { isLexoraReleaseUrl } from '../../shared/productLinks'
+import { isLexoraReleaseUrl, RELEASE_DOWNLOAD_MIRRORS } from '../../shared/productLinks'
 
 const assetSchema = z.object({
   name: z.string(),
@@ -82,16 +82,55 @@ export async function downloadDesktopUpdatePackage(options: {
     signal.throwIfAborted()
     return destination
   }
+  // Mirrors first, GitHub direct last; any failure other than cancellation moves on to the next route.
+  const routes = [...RELEASE_DOWNLOAD_MIRRORS.map(prefix => `${prefix}${update.url}`), update.url]
+  let failure: unknown
+  for (const [index, route] of routes.entries()) {
+    signal.throwIfAborted()
+    try {
+      return await downloadFromRoute({ destination, route, update, get, signal, progress, direct: index === routes.length - 1 })
+    }
+    catch (error) {
+      if (signal.aborted)
+        throw error
+      failure = error
+    }
+  }
+  throw failure
+}
+
+// A mirror that does not answer within this time is skipped.
+const MIRROR_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT = 15_000
+
+async function downloadFromRoute(options: {
+  destination: string
+  route: string
+  direct: boolean
+  update: DesktopUpdatePackage
+  get: (url: string, init: { signal: AbortSignal }) => Promise<Response>
+  signal: AbortSignal
+  progress: (percent: number, received: number) => void
+}): Promise<string> {
+  const { destination, route, direct, update, get, signal, progress } = options
   const temporary = `${destination}.download`
   await rm(temporary, { force: true })
   const file = await open(temporary, 'wx', 0o600)
   let reader: ReadableStreamDefaultReader<Uint8Array> | undefined
   try {
-    let url = update.url
+    let url = route
+    const allowedHosts = ['github.com', 'release-assets.githubusercontent.com', 'objects.githubusercontent.com', new URL(route).hostname]
     let response: Response | undefined
     for (let redirects = 0; redirects <= 5; redirects++) {
       signal.throwIfAborted()
-      response = await get(url, { signal })
+      const requestController = new AbortController()
+      const requestSignal = AbortSignal.any([signal, requestController.signal])
+      const timer = direct ? undefined : setTimeout(() => requestController.abort(), MIRROR_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT)
+      try {
+        response = await get(url, { signal: requestSignal })
+      }
+      finally {
+        clearTimeout(timer)
+      }
       if (![301, 302, 303, 307, 308].includes(response.status))
         break
       await response.body?.cancel()
@@ -100,7 +139,7 @@ export async function downloadDesktopUpdatePackage(options: {
         throw new Error('UPDATE_DOWNLOAD_FAILED')
       const target = new URL(location, url)
       if (target.protocol !== 'https:' || target.username || target.password || target.port
-        || !['github.com', 'release-assets.githubusercontent.com', 'objects.githubusercontent.com'].includes(target.hostname)) {
+        || !allowedHosts.includes(target.hostname)) {
         throw new Error('UPDATE_DOWNLOAD_URL_INVALID')
       }
       url = target.href
diff --git a/apps/buddy/electron/main/updates/__tests__/DesktopUpdateDelivery.spec.ts b/apps/buddy/electron/main/updates/__tests__/DesktopUpdateDelivery.spec.ts
index 4883b69b2..3b42421e2 100644
--- a/apps/buddy/electron/main/updates/__tests__/DesktopUpdateDelivery.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/buddy/electron/main/updates/__tests__/DesktopUpdateDelivery.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { join } from 'node:path'
 import { deferred } from '@buddy-tests/deferred'
 import { createTemporaryDirectory } from '@buddy-tests/temporaryDirectories'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { RELEASE_DOWNLOAD_MIRRORS } from '../../../shared/productLinks'
 import { DesktopUpdateDelivery } from '../DesktopUpdateDelivery'
 
 const body = Buffer.from('delivery fixture')
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ describe('update delivery', () => {
         delivery.discover({ mode: 'release', reason: 'asset-unavailable', update: null, fallback: null })
       finish.resolve()
       await queued
-      expect(requests).toEqual([update.url])
+      expect(requests).toEqual([`${RELEASE_DOWNLOAD_MIRRORS[0]}${update.url}`])
       expect(delivery.state.status).toBe(decision === 'changed' ? 'idle' : 'available')
       await expect(readFile(join(directory, 'pending', newer.name))).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: 'ENOENT' })
     }
diff --git a/apps/buddy/electron/main/updates/__tests__/DesktopUpdatePackage.spec.ts b/apps/buddy/electron/main/updates/__tests__/DesktopUpdatePackage.spec.ts
index b119bde8e..018273027 100644
--- a/apps/buddy/electron/main/updates/__tests__/DesktopUpdatePackage.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/buddy/electron/main/updates/__tests__/DesktopUpdatePackage.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { readdir, readFile, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
 import { join } from 'node:path'
 import { createTemporaryDirectory } from '@buddy-tests/temporaryDirectories'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { RELEASE_DOWNLOAD_MIRRORS } from '../../../shared/productLinks'
 import { downloadDesktopUpdatePackage, selectDesktopUpdatePackage, verifyDesktopUpdatePackage } from '../DesktopUpdatePackage'
 
 const body = Buffer.from('isolated installer fixture')
@@ -52,6 +53,19 @@ describe('desktop update packages', () => {
     expect(await readdir(join(root, 'pending'))).toEqual([])
   })
 
+  it('falls back through mirrors to GitHub direct and verifies whichever route answers', async () => {
+    const root = await createTemporaryDirectory('lexora-update-')
+    const requests: string[] = []
+    const file = await downloadDesktopUpdatePackage({ directory: root, update, signal: new AbortController().signal, progress: () => {}, get: async (url) => {
+      requests.push(url)
+      if (url === update.url)
+        return new Response(body)
+      return url.startsWith(RELEASE_DOWNLOAD_MIRRORS[0]) ? new Response(Buffer.alloc(body.length)) : new Response(null, { status: 503 })
+    } })
+    expect(requests).toEqual([...RELEASE_DOWNLOAD_MIRRORS.map(prefix => `${prefix}${update.url}`), update.url])
+    expect(await readFile(file)).toEqual(body)
+  })
+
   it('follows only trusted HTTPS asset redirects', async () => {
     const root = await createTemporaryDirectory('lexora-update-')
     await expect(downloadDesktopUpdatePackage({ directory: root, update, signal: new AbortController().signal, progress: () => {}, get: async () => new Response(null, { status: 302, headers: { location: 'https://untrusted.invalid/update.exe' } }) })).rejects.toThrow('UPDATE_DOWNLOAD_URL_INVALID')
diff --git a/apps/buddy/electron/shared/productLinks.ts b/apps/buddy/electron/shared/productLinks.ts
index 2428c140f..763728a2c 100644
--- a/apps/buddy/electron/shared/productLinks.ts
+++ b/apps/buddy/electron/shared/productLinks.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import buddyPackage from '../../package.json'
 const repositoryUrl = new URL(buddyPackage.repository.url.replace(/^git\+/, '').replace(/\.git$/, ''))
 
 export const REPOSITORY_URL = repositoryUrl.href
+// Public GitHub acceleration prefixes; the update package is verified by size and sha256, so a mirror is not trusted.
+export const RELEASE_DOWNLOAD_MIRRORS = ['https://ghfast.top/', 'https://gh-proxy.com/'] as const
 export const RELEASES_API_URL = `https://api.github.com/repos${repositoryUrl.pathname}/releases?per_page=100`
 export const FEEDBACK_ISSUE_URL = `${repositoryUrl.href}/issues/new`
 export const DOCUMENTATION_URL = new URL('guide/quick-start', buddyPackage.homepage).href