> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.nightfall.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.nightfall.ai/github.md).

# Nightfall for GitHub

- [Getting Started](https://help.nightfall.ai/github/getting_started.md): Learn the basics of Nightfall DLP for GitHub.
- [Requirements](https://help.nightfall.ai/github/getting_started/requirements.md): Make sure the following requirements are fulfilled before you get started with the installation of Nightfall DLP for GitHub.
- [Install Nightfall for GitHub](https://help.nightfall.ai/github/getting_started/installation.md): Learn how to install Nightfall DLP for GitHub.
- [Configure Alerts for GitHub](https://help.nightfall.ai/github/getting_started/integration_alerts.md): Understand the process of configuring integration alerts for Nightfall for GitHub.
- [Configure Policies for GitHub](https://help.nightfall.ai/github/policies.md): Learn how to configure a detection policy for Nightfall DLP for GitHub
- [Recommended Policies for GitHub](https://help.nightfall.ai/github/policies/recommended-policies-for-github.md): Recommended Nightfall for GitHub policies for secrets, sensitive data, and public repositories, and how to pair them with endpoint git push monitoring.
- [GitHub App Selection](https://help.nightfall.ai/github/policies/integration.md): Learn how you can select the GitHub integration in a Nightfall policy.
- [Configure Scope for GitHub](https://help.nightfall.ai/github/policies/scope.md): Learn the process of configuring the Scope section while creating a Nightfall policy in Nightfall or GitHub.
- [Use Regular Expressions to Exclude GitHub Directories](https://help.nightfall.ai/github/policies/scope/github_regexp.md): Learn how to use regular expressions to exclude specific GitHub repositories, while configuring the scope section in Nightfall for GitHub.
- [Configure Detection Rules for GitHub](https://help.nightfall.ai/github/policies/detection_rules.md): Learn the process of selecting detection rules while creating a Nightfall policy in Nightfall for GitHub.
- [Configure Advanced Settings for GitHub](https://help.nightfall.ai/github/policies/advanced_settings.md): Learn the process of configuring advanced settings while creating a Nightfall policy in Nightfall for GitHub.
- [Configure Risk Score for GitHub](https://help.nightfall.ai/github/policies/risk_score.md): Learn the process of configuring the Risk Score and naming the policy while creating a Nightfall policy  in Nightfall for GitHub.
- [Manage GitHub Events](https://help.nightfall.ai/github/events.md): Learn how to handle Nightfall Events that were created as a result of sensitive data leak in GitHub.
- [Remediation on Nightfall for Github](https://help.nightfall.ai/github/remediation.md): Sensitive data like credentials pose a large risk when found in code repos. Read our guide to remediating these DLP risks in GitHub.


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