Apply design thinking to build and ship your software securely and at scale with GitHub
Opinionated resources for designing, deploying, and optimizing resilient GitHub solutions. Curated by GitHub's customer-facing engineers, partner community, and key customer contributors.
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Best Practices for Designing, Implementing, and Optimizing Your GitHub Environment
A Community-Driven Framework Structured Around Key Pillars
- Productivity
Proven strategies and tools to streamline workflows, automate processes, and accelerate team velocity.
- Collaboration
Inclusive practices and transparent project management to foster open knowledge sharing, enhance teamwork, and boost overall productivity.
- Application Security
Proactive guidelines for embedding security into every stage of development, from code scanning to compliance.
- Governance
Clear policies and controls that balance innovation with oversight, ensuring compliance, access management, and accountability at scale.
- Architecture
Approaches for designing scalable, resilient, and efficient GitHub environments, including enterprise-level solutions (e.g., GHES), tailored to your organization's needs.
Design, Deploy, and Scale to Confidently Achieve Your Business Objectives
Embrace design thinking to deliver solutions aligned with your strategic objectives. Explore our self-guided Well-Architected assessment checklists or collaborate with experts GitHub, Microsoft, and our Partners for tailored guidance