GitHub and where to keep code

>>57148714
github is purpose built for storing code. you should definitely stop using dropbox

>>57148740
What if I have other files besides code? I'm a in the arts so I also tend to use Pure Data, Arduino, Finale (not code), Photoshop and Illustrator, etc. I imagine that GitHub is probably only useful for code, I just want version control of all my files so I'm not naming something "final," "final 2.0," "final 3.0," etc. I prefer to not separate all my work.

>>57148792
binary files don't really get the diff benefit of git so you can't see what was changed just from the diff window, but if you use meaningful commit messages you can still use git, why not

>>57148792

git init
%move all 'production' files into the folder%
git commit -a -m 'moved production to master'
git checkout -b v2
%move all '2.0' files, rename them to be normal etc.%
git commit -a -m 'moved x files to v2'

You can keep a git folder on dropbox that has all your code, it syncs between devices. you can edit on all your devices, and store whatever you want in your very own git repository.

git =/= github.

Right now I have a webserver that is a central git repository. Everytime I push changes to the master branch it updates the sites, but I can use a stageing or other branch to make changes and push them as a form of "backup" without it affecting production. When I am ready to change production, I just merge the master branch with the other branch, or replace it entirely. And now production is updated to reflect that change.

>>57148958
So you're saying just create repos in Dropbox anyway and commit them to GitHub from there?

I don't use the command prompt. I use GitHub Desktop. Only figured out how all this works today.

>>57148792
look into https://git-lfs.github.com/

>>57148958
>You can keep a git folder on dropbox
why would anyone do that?

>>57149096
Thank you for this. Is GitHub itself not able to store large files? I have a project that's about 200Mb which includes audio files and recordings and all.

>>57149185
>GitHub
i think github has a 100mb max size per file. maybe other hosts offer more

>>57148792
Syncthing perhaps?

Personally I don't want to hand all my files to someone's storage as a service. I could encrypt 'em, but I still don't wanna.

Pretty sure GitLab has no file size limit, but you can experience timeouts.

I personally use GitLab so I can have private repos for free, as well as all the other goodies GitLab offers for free.

>>57150752
2GB file limt 10GB repo limit

Github is not the only git hosting solution
You could self host a gitlab instance on an rpi

>>57150791
Good to know, thanks! From what I gathered it was whatever file size you wanted and 10GB repos.

2GB limit is still pretty reasonable, I don't see many, if any, people uploading 2GB+ files.

>>57150813
>gitlab instance on an rpi

That would run like shit.