docs/content/admin/configuring-settings/configuring-github-connect/about-github-connect.md

title, intro, versions, type, topics, redirect_from

title	intro	versions	type	topics	redirect_from
About GitHub Connect	{% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} enhances {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} by giving you access to data and workflows from {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}.	ghes *	overview	Enterprise GitHub Connect	/admin/configuration/configuring-github-connect/about-github-connect

{% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} allows {% data variables.location.product_location %} to connect to your enterprise on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} in limited ways.

After you enable {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %}, you can choose which features to enable. For example, you can:

• Automatically sync license usage between environments
• Unify search results and user contribution data
• Enable features that rely on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, such as {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot_alerts %} for security vulnerabilities that are tracked in the {% data variables.product.prodname_advisory_database %}

About the connection

To enable {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %}, you configure a connection between {% data variables.location.product_location %} and an enterprise account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} or {% data variables.enterprise.data_residency_site %}. {% data reusables.github-connect.connection-port-protocol %}

• {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} does not open {% data variables.location.product_location %} to the public internet.
• None of your enterprise's private data is exposed to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} users.
• {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} transmits only the limited data needed for the features you enable. Unless you enable license sync, no personal data is transmitted. For more information, see Data transmission.
• Enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} will not allow {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} users to make changes to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}.

{% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} features

After you configure the connection between {% data variables.location.product_location %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, you can enable individual features of {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %}.

{% data reusables.github-connect.what-is-available-ghecom %}

Feature	Description	More information
{% data reusables.github-connect.license-sync %}
{% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot %}	Allow users to find and fix vulnerabilities in code dependencies.	AUTOTITLE
{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} actions	Allow users to use actions from {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} in public workflow files.	AUTOTITLE
{% data variables.product.prodname_server_statistics %}	Analyze your own aggregate data from GitHub Enterprise Server, and help us improve GitHub products.	AUTOTITLE
{% data reusables.github-connect.unified-search %}
{% data reusables.github-connect.unified-contributions %}

Data transmission

When {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} is enabled, a record on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} stores information about the connection. If you enable individual features of {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %}, additional data is transmitted.

Note

No repositories, issues, or pull requests are ever transmitted from {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} by {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %}.

Data transmitted when {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} is enabled

When you enable {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} or specific {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} features, a record on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} stores the following information about the connection.

• The public key portion of your {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} license
• A hash of your {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} license
• The customer name on your {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} license
• The version of {% data variables.location.product_location_enterprise %}
• The hostname of {% data variables.location.product_location %}
• The enterprise account on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} that's connected to {% data variables.location.product_location %}
• The authentication token that's used by {% data variables.location.product_location %} to make requests to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}
• If Transport Layer Security (TLS) is enabled and configured on {% data variables.location.product_location %}
• The {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} features that are enabled on {% data variables.location.product_location %}, and the date and time of enablement
• The dormancy threshold for your enterprise
• The number of dormant users for your enterprise
• A count of {% ifversion enterprise-licensing-language %}consumed licenses{% else %}license-consuming seats{% endif %}, which does not include suspended users

{% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} syncs the above connection data between {% data variables.location.product_location %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} weekly, starting from the day and approximate time that {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} was enabled.

Data transmitted by individual features of {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %}

Additional data is transmitted if you enable individual features of {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %}.

Feature	Data	Which way does the data flow?	Where is the data used?
Automatic user license sync	Each {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} user's user ID and email addresses{% ifversion ghas-in-license-sync %}, and whether the user consumes a license for {% data variables.product.prodname_GHAS %}{% ifversion ghas-products %}, {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_code_security %}, or {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_secret_protection %}{% endif %}.{% endif %}	From {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}	{% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}
{% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot_alerts %}	Vulnerability alerts	From {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}	{% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}
{% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot_updates %}	Dependencies and the metadata for each dependency's repository If a dependency is stored in a private repository on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, data will only be transmitted if {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot %} is configured and authorized to access that repository.	From {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}	{% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}
{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} actions	Name of action, action (YAML file from {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %})	From {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} From {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}	{% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}
{% data variables.product.prodname_server_statistics %}	Aggregate metrics about your usage of {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}. For the complete list of metrics, see AUTOTITLE.	From {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}	{% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}
Unified search	Search terms, search results	From {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} From {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}	{% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}
Unified contributions	Contribution counts	From {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}	{% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}

Enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %}

To enable {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %}, see the article for your {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} environment.

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