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We built the first version of BackHub simply because we needed it. There was no secure backup solution for our GitHub repositories. GitHub had become, and still is, a linchpin in our project development process.
Backing Up Your GitHub Repository to Multiple AWS S3 Regions
With companies increasingly relying on services like GitHub, it’s important to know that no matter what happens with the platform, all your hosted data (code changes, pull requests, collaborations, documentation) is recoverable. Even with a platform...
How to Back Up a Single File From a GitHub Repository
The last time I had ten GitHub tabs open trying to evaluate which JavaScript library to use for a particular project, I wanted to grab one of the example files and pull it down to my local machine. It would be convenient to make a few edits and make...
Backing Up Your GitHub Repository for SOC2 Compliance
SOC (System and Organizational Control), pronounced “Sock,” is an audit that rates companies on their performance in TSC (Trust Service Criteria), summarized below. These guidelines cover everything from databases and software applications to cloud...
Three Ways to Backup Your GitHub Issues
While GitHub is a well-established company, data loss is always a risk worth considering. Data breaches, policy changes, and system downtime all have an impact on your ability to access and use GitHub Issues effectively, so keeping a backup is...
How to Migrate from GitHub's Enterprise Server to Enterprise Cloud
GitHub Enterprise Server is the on-premises git repository hosting offering from GitHub. Large organizations commonly run GitHub Enterprise Server for improved control and security over their code repositories. With Enterprise Server, you can limit...
Making the Case for Backups: Convincing Your Team That Backups Matter
Part of being an engineering leader is communicating the needs of the engineering team to non-technical stakeholders. Take backups, for example. Backups cost money to store and take time to create. Theoretically, if everyone does their job...
The Risk in Managing Your Own Backups
Data loss is a risk for every business and one that can be mitigated by having reliable backups. On January 31, 2017, Gitlab had an outage that lasted for many hours due to production data being accidentally deleted. In this case, Gitlab’s problems...