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Creating an advanced setup for code scanning

For more granular control over your code scanning configuration, you can secure your code with advanced setup for code scanning.

Who can use this feature?

Code scanning is available for the following repository types:

  • Public repositories on GitHub.com
  • Organization-owned repositories on GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, or GitHub Enterprise Server, with GitHub Advanced Security enabled.

Recommended hardware resources for running CodeQL

Recommended specifications (RAM, CPU cores, and disk) for running CodeQL analysis on self-hosted machines, based on the size of your codebase.