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I have tried to found out, where does GitHub store the code and files I commit? After a lot of search I found only that it is stored in the Cloud. This is too broad for me. I don't have (or don't know) the method, how to found exact answer.
Where does GitHub store my code and other data I commit? What is the hosting of GitHub?
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As for databases to store the Git code data and other aspects of the access control systems of the GitHub repository, GitHub relies on the MySQL relational database. GitHub maintains the Linux and MySQL software itself, as it does for both Ruby and Rails.
Every account using Git Large File Storage receives 1 GB of free storage and 1 GB a month of free bandwidth. If the bandwidth and storage quotas are not enough, you can choose to purchase an additional quota for Git LFS.
If you want to store a large file on GitHub you can. You'll need to use something called Git Large File Storage (LFS). Install Git LFS on your computer and then you can begin. In this way you don't need to have all the individual files.
GitHub itself is pretty safe and secure, and you can trust it with the repositories you host on it. If you have a private repository on GitHub, I wouldn't worry about GitHub itself being hacked and your data being leaked that way.
Currently Github seems to have its own datacenters in the USA: Northern Virginia and Seattle. https://github.blog/2017-10-12-evolution-of-our-data-centers/
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Main servers are in the US based on my observations. git pull from San Francisco based server is lightning fast while Australian servers are significantly noticeably slower. Possibly some additional regional hubs too.
They were at some point hosted with racksapace, no idea if still are or not. https://www.quora.com/How-many-physical-virtual-servers-does-GitHub-have
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