GitHub
Code hosting and collaboration platform with Actions and Copilot
About GitHub
GitHub hosts Git repositories and provides collaboration, CI/CD through GitHub Actions, security tools, and the GitHub Copilot AI coding assistant. It is a Microsoft subsidiary used by individuals through large enterprises. Enterprise plans offer cloud and self-hosted options.
Common use cases
- Source control
- Automated builds
- Dependency scanning
- Developer collaboration
Products and services
GitHub Actions
Workflow automation and CI/CD.
GitHub Copilot
AI coding assistant.
GitHub Advanced Security
Code scanning and secret scanning.
GitHub Enterprise
Enterprise cloud and server editions.
Key features
- Git hosting
- Actions workflows
- Pull requests
- Code scanning
- Package registry
- AI coding assistant
Integrations
- Azure
- AWS
- Google Cloud
- Slack
- Jira
- Terraform
- Kubernetes
GitHub alternatives
FAQs
Who owns GitHub?
Microsoft.
Does it include CI/CD?
Yes, through GitHub Actions.
Is there self-hosting?
GitHub Enterprise Server runs on-premises.
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