'It's on GitHub' is not a backup, and saying it out loud should embarrass you

'It's on GitHub' is not a backup, and saying it out loud should embarrass you

Git holds your code. It does not hold your database, your user uploads, your .env secrets, your media library, or your server config. That's 90% of what actually dies in an incident.

And a force-push or deleted repo wipes your history in one command.

— Git: source control, partial, mutable
— Real backup: full state, immutable, restorable

If your recovery plan is 'clone the repo', enjoy explaining where the customer data went. Change my mind.