A Github repository is basically a folder designed to store files. It is also available online for anyone to download, access, and contribute to the files/code within the folder.

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

GitHub is now automatically blocking the leak of sensitive information like API keys and access tokens for all public code repositories.

Learn how to add a GitHub repository to VS Code as well as how to install a handy extension to manage pull requests and issues.