Git hosting with CI/CD, code review, and package registry.
GitHub is the world's largest software development platform, hosting over 100 million repositories and serving as the central collaboration hub for the majority of open-source projects. Beyond git version control and repository hosting, it provides pull request code review, issue tracking, GitHub Actions for CI/CD automation, GitHub Packages for artifact and container registry, GitHub Pages for static site hosting, and GitHub Copilot for AI coding assistance. Available via web, desktop apps, and a comprehensive REST and GraphQL API. The free tier covers unlimited public and private repositories with generous Actions minutes. GitHub is the default platform for version control, open-source collaboration, and code review across the entire software industry.
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