# I don't understand Git and GitHub

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-dont-understand-git-and-github/95418>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [March 10, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-dont-understand-git-and-github/95418 "2017-03-10T16:39:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kbocz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/kbocz/32/77609_2.png) [@kbocz](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/kbocz)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-dont-understand-git-and-github/95418/21 "2019-01-08T15:45:33Z")

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Thought I’d share the good news: GitHub is now offering unlimited private repos (with up to three contributors) for free 😃

> **[GitHub Free users now get unlimited private repositories](https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/07/github-free-users-now-get-unlimited-private-repositories/)**
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> If you’re a GitHub user, but you don’t pay, this is a good week. Historically, GitHub always offered free accounts but the caveat was that your code had to be public. To get private repositories, you had to pay. Starting tomorrow, that limitation is...

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**Author:** ![ILM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ilm/32/363239_2.png) [@ILM](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ILM)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-dont-understand-git-and-github/95418/23 "2021-01-16T11:26:57Z")

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