Enterprise Cloud subscribers can now access GitHub Codespaces in public preview, with built-in data residency capabilities that enforce strict geographic compliance. The offering delivers secure, configurable cloud development environments that spin up instantly while ensuring all sensitive information stays within the region designated by your account.
The Enterprise Cloud variant maintains complete feature compatibility with Codespaces available on the standard GitHub platform. The key difference lies in regional scope: available regions are restricted to those aligned with your account's chosen data residency zone.
What's new
The data residency-enabled Codespaces offering includes:
- Full feature parity: Complete access to the GitHub Codespaces feature set, encompassing all policies and configurations offered in the standard version.
- Data residency compliance: All sensitive data is confined to your selected region.
- Regional availability: Codespaces deployment across Australia, EU, US, and Japan (Japan availability arriving during the preview phase, ahead of general availability launch).
Important considerations
Maintaining strict data residency requires that codespaces be owned by the enterprise or organization rather than individual users. GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency accounts do not support user-owned codespaces. Organizations should verify that enterprise and organization policies are properly configured to establish appropriate ownership of Codespaces deployments. Additional guidance is available in the documentation covering codespace ownership.
Source: GitHub Blog