---
title: "GitHub"
description: "GitHub is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 7.7k installs sharing analytics and needs the vendor's cloud."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/github"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/github.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
---

# GitHub

> GitHub is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 7.7k installs sharing analytics and needs the vendor's cloud.

[Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/config_flow_start/?domain=github)

## Supports

- **Uses the vendor's cloud**: Needs an internet connection and an account with the vendor.
- **Set up in the UI**: Add it in Settings, Devices and services. Nothing to download.
- **Updated with Home Assistant**: Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

## Setting it up

It is added under Settings, Devices and services, with Add integration.

## Entities

- **Sensors**: Discussions, Followers, Following, Forks, Issues, Latest commit, Latest discussion, Latest issue, Latest pull request, Latest release, Latest release downloads, Latest tag, and 6 more

## Troubleshooting

- **Diagnostics**: Downloads a diagnostics file to attach to a bug report.

## At a glance

- Kind: Built-in integration
- Category: [Computers and network](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/computers-and-network.md), Cloud and developer tools
- Brand: [GitHub](https://vulpo.app/integrations/github.md)
- Number: 7.7k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Needs the vendor's cloud
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Built into Home Assistant
- Domain: `github`
- Source: <https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/github/>

In Vulpo: Chart card, Apple Watch

## Other ways in for GitHub

| Name | Kind | Installs or stars | Connection | Upkeep |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Github Flexi Card / Entity Row](https://github.com/maxwroc/github-flexi-card) | Dashboard card | 34 GitHub stars | Connection not stated | Updated in the last 6 months |
| [GitHub Entity Row](https://github.com/benct/lovelace-github-entity-row) | Dashboard card | 24 GitHub stars | Connection not stated | No update in over 18 months |
| [Github Card](https://github.com/ljmerza/github-card) | Dashboard card | 12 GitHub stars | Connection not stated | Updated in the last 6 months |
| [GitHub Dark Theme](https://github.com/einschmidt/github_dark_theme) | Theme | 8 GitHub stars | Connection not stated | No update in over 18 months |
| [GitHub Light Theme](https://github.com/einschmidt/github_light_theme) | Theme | 5 GitHub stars | Connection not stated | No update in over 18 months |

Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. Not affiliated with Home Assistant or the Open Home Foundation. [About these numbers](https://vulpo.app/integrations/about)

Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/github

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