What is the purpose of the GitHub Connect feature between GitHub Enterprise Server and GitHub.com?
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Short Explanation and Infographic
GitHub Connect is a bridge between your on-prem GHES and the public GitHub universe. It lets your GHES users tap into things like the Actions marketplace, GitHub Sponsors, and unified search — without migrating anything.
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Full Explanation
GitHub Connect is a feature that creates a secure link between a GitHub Enterprise Server instance and a GitHub.com organization or enterprise account. When enabled, it unlocks several features that bridge the two environments: (1) Unified Contributions — contributions on GHES show on GitHub.com profiles (without revealing repo details). (2) Server Statistics — anonymized usage data sent to GitHub for feature development. (3) GitHub Actions sync — allow workflows to use actions from GitHub.com marketplace. (4) Dependabot alerts — enable Dependabot to reference the GitHub Advisory Database on GitHub.com. (5) Unified Search — search GitHub.com public repo results from GHES. It does NOT migrate repos or sync user accounts.