gh-ost: GitHub’s online schema migration tool for MySQL
Today we are announcing the open source release of gh-ost: GitHub’s triggerless online schema migration tool for MySQL. gh-ost has been developed at GitHub in recent months to answer a…
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January 28th Incident Report
Last week GitHub was unavailable for two hours and six minutes. We understand how much you rely on GitHub and consider the availability of our service one of the core…
Large Scale DDoS Attack on github.com
We are currently experiencing the largest DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack in github.com’s history. The attack began around 2AM UTC on Thursday, March 26, and involves a wide combination…
From sticker to sculpture: the making of the Octocat figurine
Last month, we released the Octocat figurine, finally taking our mascot into the third dimension. For years, we’ve illustrated her in different themes—from human culture to pop culture—so a figurine…
Improving GitHub for science
GitHub is being used today to build scientific software that’s helping find Earth-like planets in other solar systems, analyze DNA, and build open source rockets. Seeing these projects and all…
Follow up to the investigation results
Last Monday I published the least open and least transparent blog post GitHub has ever written. We failed to admit and own up to our mistakes, and for that I’m…
Two-factor Authentication
Today we’re adding two-factor authentication to GitHub. When you enable this feature, it adds an additional layer of security to your account. When logging in to GitHub, after providing your…
IP Address Changes
As we continue to expand the infrastructure that powers GitHub, we want to make everyone aware of some changes to the IP addresses that we use. Most customers won’t have…
Identicons!
GitHub is about to get a lot more colorful. Starting today, we are generating Identicons for anyone without a Gravatar: Our Identicons are simple 5×5 “pixel” sprites that are generated…
Explore what is Trending on GitHub
GitHub is a great place to find interesting projects. From the White House open data policy to Chicago bike routes, GitHub has become a place for collaboration on more than…
New File Size Limits
Starting today, you will see warnings if you push large files to your GitHub repository. Git is not well suited to large binary files, and we have some recommendations about…
New GitHub Logo
Today we are excited to ship a new iteration of our visual identity: an updated logo, an official mark, and an Octocat that conveys as much character as the Octocats…
Secrets in the code
Programming often involves keeping a bunch of secrets around. You’ve got account passwords, OAuth tokens, SSL and SSH private keys. The best way to keep a secret is, well, to…
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