Is GitHub public or private?

When setting up a GitHub App, you can make its installation public so any GitHub user or organization can install the app, or private so you can only install it on the account that created it . For authentication information, see “Authenticating with GitHub Apps.”

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Is private GitHub really private?

There’s no company control at all over the user accounts . We control which users have access to our repository, but there’s no password policies, the users pick their own email addresses, etc. There’s no way to limit access by IP address. Passwords can only be reset by the user.

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Is GitHub safe for privacy?

GitHub is committed to developer privacy and provides a high standard of privacy protection to all our developers and customers . We apply stringent individual privacy protections to all GitHub users worldwide, regardless of their country of origin or location.

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What is GitHub and do I need it?

GitHub is a web-based interface that uses Git, the open source version control software that lets multiple people make separate changes to web pages at the same time . As Carpenter notes, because it allows for real-time collaboration, GitHub encourages teams to work together to build and edit their site content.

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