Can GitHub be hosted locally?

One of the limitations of GitHub is that the free service doesn’t allow private hosting of the code . You have to pay a monthly fee of $7 to host 5 private repositories, and the expenses go up with more repos. In cases like these or when you want more control, the best path is to run Git on your own server.

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Is GitHub fully free?

With GitHub Free for user accounts , you can work with unlimited collaborators on unlimited public repositories with a full feature set, and on unlimited private repositories with a limited feature set. With GitHub Free, your user account includes: GitHub Community Support.

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Why is GitHub free now?

GitHub Free, introduced in January 2019 to give developers unlimited private repos , is immediately available for teams and features unlimited public or private repos. GitHub Free users receive community support. Organizations that had used Team for Open Source now have GitHub Free.

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