About Actions policies

Actions policies let you govern how GitHub Actions workflows run in your repository, starting with workflow execution protections.

Customize and configure a repository

About CITATION files

You can add a CITATION file to your repository to help users correctly cite your software.

Customize and configure a repository

About code owners

You can use a CODEOWNERS file to define individuals or teams that are responsible for code in a repository.

Store large files with Git LFS

About Git Large File Storage

GitHub limits the size of files allowed in repositories. To track files beyond this limit, you can use Git Large File Storage.

Store large files with Git LFS

About large files on GitHub

GitHub limits the size of files you can track in regular Git repositories. Learn how to track or remove files that are beyond the limit.

Configure merges and pull requests

About merge methods on GitHub

You can allow contributors with push access to your repository to merge their pull requests with different merge options or enforce a specific merge method for all of your repository's pull requests.

Manage branches and protect code

You can protect important branches by setting branch protection rules, which define whether collaborators can delete or force push to the branch and set requirements for any pushes to the branch, such as passing status checks or a linear commit history.