Introducing GitHub’s Inform and Act
To honor our commitment to inclusion, we are launching Inform and Act, a site dedicated to showcasing the work of organizations and projects that promote the free movement of people…
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How to run a Google Summer of Code project on GitHub
Google provides some guidance on how to effectively run a Google Summer of Code project but it's not tailored specifically to GitHub's workflow. To set clear expectations for mentors and…
Adding Community & Safety checks to new features
With the continuous shipping nature at GitHub, it's easy for the most well-intentioned feature to accidentally become the vector of abuse and harassment. The Community & Safety engineering team focuses…
GitHub’s post-CSP journey
Last year we shared some details on GitHub's CSP journey. A journey was a good way to describe it, as our usage of Content Security Policy (CSP) significantly changed from…
Orchestrator at GitHub
GitHub uses MySQL to store its metadata: Issues, Pull Requests, comments, organizations, notifications and so forth. While git repository data does not need MySQL to exist and persist, GitHub's service…
octocatalog-diff: GitHub’s Puppet development and testing tool
Today we are announcing the open source release of octocatalog-diff: GitHub's Puppet development and testing tool. GitHub uses Puppet to configure the infrastructure that powers GitHub.com, comprised of hundreds of…
Introducing GitHub Community Guidelines
Building software should be safe for everyone. The GitHub community is made up of millions of developers around the world, ranging from the new developer who created their first "Hello…
The GitHub GraphQL API
GitHub announced a public API one month after the site launched. We've evolved this platform through three versions, adhering to RFC standards and embracing new design patterns to provide a clear and consistent interface.
GitHub Universe Community Partners
Community Partners are helping us build a diverse, inclusive environment at GitHub Universe. We select partners based on several criteria but the three main questions we ask ourselves when reaching…
GitHub Enterprise 2.7 is now available with enhanced security and more powerful APIs
A new release of GitHub Enterprise is now available with improvements for developers and administrators alike. With GitHub Enterprise 2.7, we’re introducing GPG signature verification — a new way for…
Email updates about your own activity
When you enable email notifications, GitHub sends you messages about everyone's issues, pull requests, comments, and commits except your own. For many people that leaves email threads feeling incomplete. For…
GitHub’s 2015 Transparency Report
Last year, we wrote up our 2014 Transparency Report, the first report of its kind we've been able to do. It's important to continue to update our community on the…
Git 2.9 has been released
The open source Git project has just released Git 2.9.0, with a variety of features and bug fixes. Here's our look at some of the most interesting new features: Faster…
Repository invitations
Beginning today, repository admins must invite you to their repository and you must accept the invitation before you can start collaborating. Repository invitations let you decide whether or not you…
Migrate your repositories using ghe-migrator
Sometimes customers find themselves needing the unique advantages of GitHub Enterprise and decide to move their private repositories there. Now it's easier than ever to move repositories to GitHub Enterprise…
Expanded webhook events
Webhooks are one of the more powerful ways to extend GitHub. They allow internal tools and third-party integrations to subscribe to specific activity on GitHub and receive notifications (via an…
Meet Richard Davey, creator of Phaser
To highlight the people behind projects we admire, we bring you the GitHub Developer Profile blog series. Meet Richard Davey, the game developer behind Phaser — a free open source…
Scientist: Measure Twice, Cut Once
Today we're releasing Scientist 1.0 to help you rewrite critical code with confidence. As codebases mature and requirements change, it is inevitable that you will need to replace or rewrite…
Move Fast and Fix Things
Anyone who has worked on a large enough codebase knows that technical debt is an inescapable reality: The more rapidly an application grows in size and complexity, the more technical…
GitHub’s Metal Cloud
At GitHub we place an emphasis on stability, availability, and performance. A large component of ensuring we excel in these areas is deploying services on bare-metal hardware. This allows us…
GitHub Enterprise security best practices
We want to free up your administrator's time by providing a tool that requires little maintenance and great out-of-the-box security. By following a few simple steps, GitHub Enterprise can be…