There is a limit of 100mb per file, use git lfs for larger files. If your repo size hits 5gb you may get an email from github support querying what exactly you’re doing that is taking up so much space. There used to be a hard limit of 100gb but I don’t think the docs mention that anymore (though it may still exist). Answer from SupremeDesigner on reddit.com
GitHub
docs.github.com › en › repositories › working-with-files › managing-large-files › about-large-files-on-github
Informationen zu großen Dateien auf GitHub
GitHub tries to provide abundant storage for all Git repositories, although there are hard limits for file and repository sizes. To ensure performance and reliability for our users, we actively monitor signals of overall repository health.
GitHub
docs.github.com › en › repositories › working-with-files › managing-large-files › about-git-large-file-storage
Informationen zu Git Large File Storage - GitHub Dokumente
Git LFS handles large files by storing references to the file in the repository, but not the actual file itself. To work around Git's architecture, Git LFS creates a pointer file which acts as a reference to the actual file (which is stored somewhere else). GitHub manages this pointer file in your repository.
Is there a limit to how big a github repo can be?
There is a limit of 100mb per file, use git lfs for larger files. If your repo size hits 5gb you may get an email from github support querying what exactly you’re doing that is taking up so much space. There used to be a hard limit of 100gb but I don’t think the docs mention that anymore (though it may still exist). More on reddit.com
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September 25, 2022Unlimited Storage using GitHub as a cloud storage?
This will only work with a lot of tinkering, if at all, and is probably a violation of github terms and conditions. If the data you are storing has any real significance to you, find a better solution. There are quite some affordable storage solutions out there. More on reddit.com
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June 27, 2021How much space would I need to download ALL Github repos?
The Artic Code Vault deposit last year was 21TB in size, and that didn't cover everything. The 02/02/2020 snapshot archived in the GitHub Arctic Code Vault swept up every active public GitHub repository. It included every repo with any commits between the announcement at GitHub Universe on November 13th and 02/02/2020; every repo with at least 1 star and any commits from the year before the snapshot; and all repos with at least 250 stars. (It also included gh-pages for those repositories.) The snapshot consists of the HEAD of the default branch of each repository, minus any binaries larger than 100KB in size. (Repos with 250+ stars retained their binaries.) Each was packaged as a single TAR file. For greater data density and integrity, most data was stored QR-encoded, and compressed. A human-readable index and guide found on every reel explains how to recover the data.The 02/02/2020 snapshot, consisting of 21TB of data, was archived to 186 reels of film by our archive partners Piql and then transported to the Arctic Code Vault, where it resides today. sauce: https://archiveprogram.github.com/arctic-vault/ More on reddit.com
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April 17, 2021GitHub
docs.github.com › en › billing › concepts › product-billing › git-lfs
Git Large File Storage billing - GitHub Docs
Each GitHub account includes a quota of free bandwidth and storage for Git Large File Storage (Git LFS).
Reddit
reddit.com › r/github › is there a limit to how big a github repo can be?
r/github on Reddit: Is there a limit to how big a github repo can be?
September 25, 2022 -
I've recently wanted to start using github for a certian project but im certian that the project will be 30+gb and was wondering if github has set a limit to how large a repo can be?
Thanks in advance!
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There is a limit of 100mb per file, use git lfs for larger files. If your repo size hits 5gb you may get an email from github support querying what exactly you’re doing that is taking up so much space. There used to be a hard limit of 100gb but I don’t think the docs mention that anymore (though it may still exist).
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Why would your project be so heavy? Code, configuration, and images (unless you store 8k images that nobody can render or see the difference with a 1080p one) are small. If you have to store GB of music that's not the right place ; very often that is the case for game developers and teams uses external drives for this (Google drive, one drive, you name it) as having a git history for music is no use.
heise magazine
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Arbeiten mit GitHub | c't | heise magazine
September 28, 2018 - Jedem Benutzer stellt GitHub 1 GByte kostenlosen LFS-Speicherplatz zur Verfügung. LFS ersetzt die großen Dateien mit Zeigern, damit man nicht bei jedem Checkout riesige Datenmengen herunterladen muss.
Marvin-menzerath
blog.marvin-menzerath.de › artikel › git-repository-aufraeumen-speicherplatz-freigeben
Git: Repository aufräumen und Speicherplatz freigeben | Marvin Menzerath
March 27, 2016 - Wer oft und regelmäßig Änderungen an seinen mittles Git versionierten Projekten committed, hat meist nach kurzer Zeit ein großes .git-Verzeichnis in seinem Projektordner. Aber mittels eines simplen Befehls können die vorhandenen Daten schnell aufgeräumt und Speicherplatz freigegeben werden.
GitHub
docs.github.com › en › billing › concepts › product-billing › github-packages
GitHub Packages billing - GitHub-Dokumentation
For private repositories, each GitHub account receives a quota of storage and data transfer for use with GitHub Packages, depending on the account's plan.
GitHub
docs.github.com › en › enterprise-cloud@latest › billing › concepts › product-billing › git-lfs
Git Large File Storage billing - GitHub Enterprise Cloud Docs
Each GitHub account includes a quota of free bandwidth and storage for Git Large File Storage (Git LFS).
GitHub
docs.github.com › en › repositories › creating-and-managing-repositories › repository-limits
Grenzwerte für Repositorys - GitHub Dokumente
When building an integration on GitHub, store user-generated data in their own GitHub accounts rather than centralizing it in your account.
GitHub
docs.github.com › en › enterprise-server@3.14 › admin › monitoring-and-managing-your-instance › updating-the-virtual-machine-and-physical-resources › increasing-storage-capacity
Increasing storage capacity - GitHub Enterprise Server 3.14 Docs
You can increase or change the amount of storage available for Git repositories, databases, search indexes, and other persistent application data.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/nextcloud › unlimited storage using github as a cloud storage?
Unbegrenzter Speicherplatz mit GitHub als Cloud-Speicher?
June 27, 2021 - This will only work with a lot of tinkering, if at all, and is probably a violation of github terms and conditions. If the data you are storing has any real significance to you, find a better solution.
Microsoft Learn
learn.microsoft.com › de-de › azure › devops › repos › git › manage-large-files
Arbeiten mit großen Dateien in Ihrem Git-Repository - Azure Repos | Microsoft Learn
December 17, 2025 - Obwohl es keine strikte Dateigrößeneinschränkung gibt, könnte der verfügbare speicherplatzfreie Speicherplatz und die aktuelle Workload die Leistung und Funktionalität des Servers einschränken. Das Zeitlimit für einen Dateiupload beträgt eine Stunde. Die Datei, die in Ihr Repository für eine Git LFS-Nachverfolgte Datei geschrieben wurde, enthält einige Zeilen mit einem Schlüssel-Wert-Paar in jeder Zeile: version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 oid a747cfbbef63fc0a3f5ffca332ae486ee7bf77c1d1b9b2de02e261ef97d085fe size 4923023
Reddit
reddit.com › r/github › how much space would i need to download all github repos?
r/github on Reddit: How much space would I need to download ALL Github repos?
April 17, 2021 -
I know this is a silly question, I more am just wondering if we have an idea how much data the sum github database really is?
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The Artic Code Vault deposit last year was 21TB in size, and that didn't cover everything. The 02/02/2020 snapshot archived in the GitHub Arctic Code Vault swept up every active public GitHub repository. It included every repo with any commits between the announcement at GitHub Universe on November 13th and 02/02/2020; every repo with at least 1 star and any commits from the year before the snapshot; and all repos with at least 250 stars. (It also included gh-pages for those repositories.) The snapshot consists of the HEAD of the default branch of each repository, minus any binaries larger than 100KB in size. (Repos with 250+ stars retained their binaries.) Each was packaged as a single TAR file. For greater data density and integrity, most data was stored QR-encoded, and compressed. A human-readable index and guide found on every reel explains how to recover the data.The 02/02/2020 snapshot, consisting of 21TB of data, was archived to 186 reels of film by our archive partners Piql and then transported to the Arctic Code Vault, where it resides today. sauce: https://archiveprogram.github.com/arctic-vault/
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Interesting question! I’ve read somewhere that the entire (English) Wikipedia is something like 25GB (text only), so probably less than you’d think. Then again, there’s probably a lot of generated code on there, people uploading node_modules directories, images etc..
Atlassian
atlassian.com › git › tutorials › big repositories
Umgang mit großen Repositorys in Git | Git-Tutorial von Atlassian
December 15, 2025 - Wie auch GitHub unterstützt Bitbucket Git LFS. Du kannst also vielleicht schon auf diese Technologie zugreifen.
GitHub
docs.github.com › en › repositories › working-with-files › managing-large-files › collaboration-with-git-large-file-storage
Collaboration with Git Large File Storage - GitHub Docs
With Git LFS enabled, you'll be able to fetch, modify, and push large files just as you would expect with any file that Git manages. However, a user that doesn't have Git LFS will experience a different workflow.
DataCamp
datacamp.com › tutorial › git-large-file-storage-lfs
Git Large File Storage (LFS) Overview | DataCamp
March 25, 2025 - Services can have quotes on Git LFS storage. For instance, GitHub has a 2GB limit for Free and Pro users with a 5GB limit per file for Enterprise cloud users.
GitHub
docs.github.com › en › enterprise-cloud@latest › codespaces › troubleshooting › troubleshooting-included-usage
Getting the most out of your included usage - GitHub Enterprise Cloud Docs
If you don't add a dev container configuration to your repository, or if your configuration does not specify a dev container image to use, then GitHub creates a container from a default Linux image. Storage of base dev containers built from the default dev container image is free of charge and does not consume your included storage.
LinuxCommunity
linux-community.de › startseite › articles › linuxuser › schwerpunkt › mit sparkleshare und git zum eigenen cloud-speicher-dienst
Mit SparkleShare und Git zum eigenen Cloud-Speicher-Dienst - Seite 2 von 3 - LinuxCommunity
August 8, 2011 - Github bietet für öffentlich zugängliche Projekte kostenlosen Speicherplatz an, für private Repositories fallen dagegen Gebühren an. Deren Höhe hängt davon ab, wie viele private Repos und Mitarbeiter Sie benötigen.
GitHub
docs.github.com › en › get-started › learning-about-github › githubs-plans
Pläne von GitHub - GitHub Dokumente
An overview of GitHub's pricing plans · GitHub offers free and paid plans for storing and collaborating on code. Some plans are available only to personal accounts, while other plans are available only to organization and enterprise accounts. For more information about accounts, see Types ...
Eesel AI
eesel.ai › eesel ai › blog › guides › github pricing 2026: all enterprise plans compared
GitHub Preise 2026: Alle Enterprise-Pläne im Vergleich
3 weeks ago - Key features: You get unlimited public and private repositories, which is a huge deal. It also comes with 2,000 CI/CD minutes per month for private repos (Actions are free for public repos) and 500MB of GitHub Packages storage.