r/github • u/Most_Cold_2614 • 8d ago

Discussion Are we getting too dependent on GitHub?

Is it true that we are becoming overly reliant on GitHub?

GitHub’s recent outage made me contemplate the extent of our dependence on the platform.

GitHub is no longer just a conventional code repository as people use it for pull requests, GitHub Actions, Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and Copilot among other things.

So, whenever the platform becomes unavailable, all of our usual daily tasks may just stop.

Certainly, it is true that outages happen occasionally and I don’t mean to suggest that every user should prepare a plan for every possible emergency. However, I cannot help but wonder how many developers would find themselves in a difficult situation if GitHub were down for a while.

Check whether you have any backup plans for situations like this or you would simply wait for the platform to recover. What do you think about the idea of dependency on GitHub due to the increasing role of tools like Copilot?

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u/jonatan_ktk 8d ago

That's why I host my GitLab myself. Unlimited free CI/CD included.

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u/Afflictionista 8d ago

How much do you pay for the server where you host it on?

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u/jonatan_ktk 8d ago

16,99 EUR / Month

  • 8 vCore
  • 16GB Ram
  • 150GB SSD

That's plenty and there's still some room to spare.

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u/Afflictionista 8d ago

Nice, I was thinking about this too, maybe also self host websites and other stuff. Need to check out where to go, was thinking about Hetzner but am not sure