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> Uses Git to store your data I think you meant "Uses GitHub to store your data"? Git is not a data store but a version control system, it can't store data. D
by simjnd 4y ago
> Uses Git to store your data
I think you meant "Uses GitHub to store your data"?
Git is not a data store but a version control system, it can't store data. Data is stored on your disk or on your Git server.
In the case of your CMS it seems like it requires GitHub specifically, other Git servers won't work.
- powera 4y ago> Git is not a data store but a version control system, it can't store data. Data is stored on your disk By the same theory, you don't store data in MySQL, you store it on a disk.
- simjnd 4y agoOh yeah didn't think about it this way, you're right my bad.
- simonhamp 4y agoThis is so unbelievably wrong. Git absolutely is a data store. It just so happens that its primary use-case is version-controlled code. There's no reason why it can't be other data - even binary. Other text that isn't code is absolutely fine. Also, if it's in GitHub, it's almost certainly is using Git. Though I haven't tried this service out yet, my guess is GitHub is being used as a known central Git repo source with a reasonably well developed ecosystem and security mechanics as well as being the most widely adopted Git VCS platform on the market. But in theory you could use any Git repo on any platform (or no platform)... it sounds like it will just need to end up on GitHub currently to make use of the orchestration this service provides.
- simjnd 4y agoYou're right my bad