r/github is a subreddit with 198k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses github, struggling, ai, copilot, and security, and they frequently recommend/review web framework and static site generator.
A subreddit to discuss GitHub's platform, products and features. This is not the place to ask about projects that are hosted on GitHub. Not affiliated with GitHub, Inc. Please note that r/git exists and is a better place to ask Git-related questions.
Popular Themes in r/github
#1
Solution Requests
: "Best GitHub Alternatives"
6 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Open Source programmes for beginners which are still accepting applications"
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Anyone else feel emojis ruin the UI in /notifications ?"
5 posts
#4
News
: "LeadDev article: What’s gone wrong at GitHub?"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Looking for entry/mid level portfolio project ideas"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "I made a beginner-friendly repo to help people make their first open-source PR"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/github
#1
Github
: "Github if Google designed it"
288 posts
#2
Struggling
38 posts
#3
Ai
: "Can you review my repo? I’m building a local drift-control gate for Ai coding agents"
36 posts
#4
Copilot
: "POV: you're still using GitHub Copilot after June 1st, 2026"
31 posts
#5
Security
: "GitHub, if you care about Repo Security make the PAT permission setup view look like its from 2026 instead of 2009."
30 posts
#6
Open Source
: "Got an open-source repo nobody's finding? You can list it free on GitGem.org"
27 posts
#7
Annoying
25 posts
#8
Open Source
: "Guys, we're all Open Source now"
22 posts
#9
Help
: "I need some advice on managing Dependabot + branch workflows."
17 posts
#10
Actions
: "github Actions is down?"
16 posts
Products Discussed in r/github
Web Framework
7 reviews
#1
Jekyll
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Hugo
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Docusaurus
4.0★ from 1 review
Static Site Generator
1 review
#1
Nikola
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/github
#1
Discussion
: "Github if Google designed it"
73 posts
#2
Question
: "Obfuscated code appeared only in a Git merge commit, not in either parent branch — how could this happen?"
62 posts
#3
Showcase
: "Please Do Not Vibe F*ck Up This Software - one of GitHub’s funniest issue"
29 posts
#4
News / Announcements
: "GitHub Copilot moving to token usage based billing model"
28 posts
#5
Tool / Resource
: "Slopinator - a poisoned GitHub repository generator"
8 posts
Member Growth in r/github
Yearly
+49k members(32.9%)
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Last updated: June 7, 2026