Source: How we improved push processing on GitHub GitHub revamped its code push process by breaking down the long, sequential job into multiple independent, parallel processes.

GitHub has enabled push protection by default for all public repositories to prevent accidental exposure of secrets such as access tokens and API keys when pushing new code.

To link a new Git branch to your remote GitHub or GitLab repo, you must use the 'set upstream' Git push command. This walkthrough shows you how.

GitHub's secret scanning alerts are available on all public repositories, and its push protection is now offered for custom secret patterns.