GitHub Application
The following page provides details on domains, networks, IPs, hosting services, and content delivery networks used by GitHub.
What is GitHub?
GitHub - Technology
GitHub is a web-based Git or version control repository and Internet hosting service. It offers all of the distributed version control and source code management (SCM) functionality of Git as well as adding its own features.
GitHub Domains
Primary Domains
Platform Domains
| Platform | Sample Domain | Details |
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{hidden}.arkoselabs.com | |
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{hidden}.hosted-by-discourse.com | |
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{hidden}.fastly.net | |
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{hidden}.io | |
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{hidden}.ampproject.org | |
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{hidden}.herokudns.com | |
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{hidden}.trafficmanager.net | and 1 more |
Network Ranges
- 140.82.112.0/20
- 143.55.64.0/20
- 192.30.252.0/22
- 2a0a:a440::/29
- 2620:112:3000::/44
GitHub uses dedicated network blocks. This application dataset includes only those network ranges exclusively assigned to this service.
GitHub Network
Some organizations deploy all or parts of an application solution through their own infrastructure instead of third party hosting providers like AWS or Google Cloud Platform. The following is a sample of active IP addresses on the GitHub Network.
| Sample IP | ASN | ASN Description | Route | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140.82.112.3 | AS36459 | GitHub | 140.82.112.0/24 | United States |
| 140.82.112.4 | AS36459 | GitHub | 140.82.112.0/24 | United States |
| 140.82.112.5 | AS36459 | GitHub | 140.82.112.0/24 | United States |
| 140.82.112.6 | AS36459 | GitHub | 140.82.112.0/24 | United States |
| 140.82.112.9 | AS36459 | GitHub | 140.82.112.0/24 | United States |
| ... and 117 more | ||||
SaaS for 3rd Party Applications
GitHub is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform used by third-party applications. You can find more information on the infrastructure used to deliver these services on the GitHub SaaS page.
Hosting
| SaaS | Sample IP | # of IPs |
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138.91.182.224 | 145 |
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216.58.223.193 | 337 |
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167.71.72.165 | 8 |
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172.239.9.240 | 4 |
To scale its compute capacity and optimize resources, GitHub leverages a multi-cloud architecture.
Content Delivery Networks - CDNs
Summary
| CDN | Sample IP | # of IPs |
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13.107.42.16 | 181 |
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185.199.108.154 | 16 |
To get information to end users more quickly, many apps - including GitHub - use Content Delivery Networks (CDNs).
Anycast
| CDN | Sample IP | # of IPs |
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185.199.108.154 | 8 |
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13.107.42.16 | 181 |
Network Map
PoP Locations
| CDN | Location | PoP | Network | # of IPs |
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Montreal | Canada |
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8 |