Summary
- HTTP status
- 200
- IP address
- 192.0.66.2
- ASN
- AS2635
- Hosting provider
- Automattic, Inc
- Country
- US
- Title
- Home - The GitHub Blog
- Description
- Updates, ideas, and inspiration from GitHub to help developers build and design software.
- Language
- en-US
- Server
- nginx · WordPress VIP <https://wpvip.com>
- Generator
- WordPress 7.1.2
- Certificate
- ValidLet's Encrypt
- Sitemap
- Present
- Domain name
- github.blog
SSL/TLS certificate
The SSL/TLS certificate encrypts exchanges between visitors and the website (HTTPS) and proves its identity. It is issued by a certificate authority after a more or less thorough check: of the domain name only (DV), of the organization that owns it (OV), or extended validation (EV).
Free certificate issued by Let's Encrypt: valid for a few months, it is renewed automatically.
- Certificate authority
- Let's Encrypt (YE2)
- Validation type
- Domain validation (DV)
- Status
- Valid
- Covered domains
- github.blog
- Valid from
- August 27, 2026
- Valid until
- November 25, 2026 (expires in 55 days)
- Protocol
- TLSv1.3
- Key
- ECDSA 256 bits
Sitemap
A sitemap lists the pages of a website to help search engines discover them. It can have any name when it is declared in the robots.txt file.
The robots.txt file declares 3 sitemaps.
| File | Content | Last modified |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.blog/sitemap_index.xml | Index of 17 sitemaps | September 30, 2026 |
| https://github.blog/de/sitemap_index.xml | Index of 3 sitemaps | January 22, 2026 |
| https://github.blog/fr/sitemap_index.xml | Index of 3 sitemaps | January 22, 2026 |
Redirects
The website address does not redirect.
Outgoing links
The home page links to 12 other websites.