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Github

Cost Optimization with GitHub

Managing and optimizing costs in your GitHub projects is crucial for maintaining efficiency and staying within budget. GitHub offers several strategies and features to help you achieve cost optimization.

Actions:

Consolidation

Repository Management

Archiving Inactive Repositories

Reduce costs by archiving
Reduce costs by archiving repositories that are no longer active. Archived repositories remain accessible in a read-only state, preserving important information without incurring active usage costs.

Cleaning Up Repositories

Regularly clean up repositories
Regularly clean up repositories by removing unnecessary files, outdated branches, and unused workflows. This practice minimizes storage costs and improves repository performance.
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  • Efficient Package Management: Use GitHub Packages to host and manage dependencies. Efficiently managing packages and dependencies can help reduce storage and data transfer costs.
  • Dependency Updates: Regularly update dependencies to avoid vulnerabilities and improve performance. Automated tools like Dependabot can help manage dependency updates efficiently.
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  • Access Control: Review and manage collaborator access to repositories. Remove inactive or unnecessary collaborators to maintain security and reduce potential costs associated with additional users.
  • Role-Based Access: Implement role-based access control to ensure that only necessary permissions are granted. This minimizes the risk of unauthorized changes and reduces administrative overhead.
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  • Minimize Data Transfer: Reduce data transfer costs by minimizing the amount of data sent over the network. Use efficient data serialization formats and batch operations to optimize network usage.
  • Locality of Instances: Deploy Redis instances closer to your application servers to reduce network latency and costs associated with data transfer between regions.
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  • Scheduled Maintenance Tasks: Automate routine maintenance tasks such as dependency updates, repository cleanups, and security scans. Automation reduces manual effort and ensures consistent application of best practices.
  • Proactive Issue Management: Use GitHub Issues and Projects to proactively manage and track cost optimization tasks. Set up workflows to automatically create and assign issues for identified optimization opportunities.

Security & Compliance

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Security Scans

Regularly perform security scans using GitHub’s security features. Identifying and addressing vulnerabilities early helps avoid potential costly breaches and downtime.