GitHub is a developer platform for writing, storing and collaborating on code, built around Git version control and the Copilot AI assistant. It serves developers at every level, from individuals and open source maintainers to large enterprises, who need a shared place to manage source code, review changes and ship software.
Developers push code to repositories on GitHub, then use pull requests, issues and discussions to review changes and coordinate work with others. GitHub Actions automates testing and deployment pipelines, Codespaces provides cloud-based development environments, and Copilot assists throughout, suggesting code, helping fix bugs, and handling tasks such as refactoring or dependency updates. Security tooling includes Dependabot for flagging outdated dependencies and push protection that blocks secrets like API keys from being committed; GitHub states this protection stopped more than eight million secret leaks over the past year.
GitHub offers a free plan with unlimited public and private repositories, a set number of Actions minutes and community support. A paid Team plan, billed per user, adds Codespaces access, branch protection and additional collaboration controls, while an Enterprise plan brings identity and compliance features such as single sign-on and audit logs, with a thirty-day free trial.
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