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What is a defining characteristic of GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES)?
It's a fully managed Software as a Service (SaaS) platform hosted by GitHub.
It automatically updates with new features as soon as they are released.
It's self-hosted and managed by the customer.
It only supports public repositories.
Why do new features often appear later on GitHub Enterprise Server than on GitHub.com?
GHES is missing core GitHub functionality.
GHES follows a quarterly release cadence.
GHES doesn't support modern development workflows.
GHES updates are controlled by individual developers.
Which GitHub feature isn't supported on GitHub Enterprise Server?
Pull requests.
GitHub Actions.
GitHub Codespaces.
Issues.
You followed a GitHub.com tutorial that uses a feature you can't find in your GHES instance. What is the most likely next step?
Assume the feature is broken and retry later.
Confirm your organization's GHES version and check the version-specific documentation and release notes.
Create the feature manually using repository settings.
Switch to a public repository so the feature becomes available.
You must answer all questions before checking your work.
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