{"id":2669,"date":"2019-10-05T20:38:36","date_gmt":"2019-10-05T19:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/?p=2669"},"modified":"2021-03-01T21:35:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T21:35:46","slug":"private-repos-are-now-free-on-github","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/05\/private-repos-are-now-free-on-github\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Repos Are Now FREE on GitHub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Many of us geeks have our own Git servers running – local or otherwise. We like the flexibility and, let’s be honest, we like the tinkering and having our own baby instances of things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditionally, GitHub<\/a> has been free – with one main condition. All your code must be freely accessible and public to the wider world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yeah, it does encourage sharing. But it also encourages developers to not always use GitHub. Private projects and commercially sensitive projects would be kept away from GitHub – well at least by users who didn’t upgrade anyway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, the good news is, in case you missed it, since the start of the year, GitHub now offers unlimited private repositories to all accounts<\/a> – including free accounts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any Restrictions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Indeed. As you might expect, it’s not a free for all. Whilst you can have unlimited private repos now – as per the pro, team and enterprise accounts, you are limited to only three collaborates per private repository. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For most people, this restriction won’t bug them. After all, many people want to use it as a private playground or with a small development team. Once you’re more than a tiny team, you’re probably going to be able to shell out a few dollars a month for the team plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, Is There Any Point In Paid?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Short answer – yes, for some. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You get other extra cool things such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advanced tools and insights on the Pro plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team access control and user management on the Team plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A whole host of enterprise-ready enhancements for security, compliance and deployment controls on Enterprise. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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