git repository hosting
no longer a pain in the ass
What is it?
Not only is Git the new hotness, it's a fast, efficient, distributed version control system ideal for the collaborative development of software.
GitHub is the easiest (and prettiest) way to participate in that collaboration: fork projects, send pull requests, monitor development, all with ease.
Who uses it?
Ruby on Rails, Merb, and RSpec, are a few of the popular open source repositories on GitHub.
Still want more? The full list of public repositories is always available, as is the public news feed.
Take the pain out of collaborating and try it today.
How does it work?
Get up and running in seconds by forking a project, pushing an existing repository, or starting fresh.
GitHub was written for public, open source projects and private, proprietary codes — if you use Git, GitHub is for you.
What else does it do?
GitHub provides pre-rolled post-commit hooks (Lighthouse and Campfire integration) as well as an innovative web hook system for writing your own.
Every repository comes with SSH support for pushing and pulling. Private repositories enjoy full SSL support on the web side, as well.
Private repositories are accessible only through SSH and SSL.
Finally a code repository that works as well as you do.
Project and Developer News Feeds
Keep tabs on your favorite projects
and the people that work on them.
Source Code Browser
Easily view your code at any
version and on any branch or tag.
Public Developer Profiles
See what other developers are working
on and how many commits they've made.
“Killer apps makes or breaks any platform. With GitHub, I think the Git hub just scored one.” —David Heinemeier Hansson
“What’s amazing about Github is how it really brings the social aspect into play. Chris and Tom are showing us all visually how git development is supposed to work. I know I personally had some bing moments once I started pulling in commits from external git repos.” —Rick Olson
“You’ve probably heard this at least twelve times in the last week, but GitHub is totally badass. I’ve never had a reason to put my code up on a hosting service like that before, but now I do.” —Josh Susser
