Push Event Backups

Push event backups let you automatically create a backup every time code is pushed to a repository. This ensures your latest changes are always protected.

How It Works

When push event backups are enabled for a repository, GitSec listens for push webhooks from your Git provider. Each time a push is detected, a backup is automatically triggered with your configured scope settings.

Enabling Push Event Backups

1. Navigate to Repositories > GitHub in the sidebar.
2. Click on the repository you want to configure.
3. Go to the Push Event tab.
4. Toggle the Enable switch to turn on push event backups.
5. Under Included Items, select which scopes to include:
   • Code & Commits
   • Pull Requests
   • Issues

tip

Push event backups are ideal for critical repositories where you need continuous protection. For less active repositories, a recurring scheduler may be more efficient.

Disabling Push Event Backups

To stop automatic backups on push:

1. Open the repository detail page.
2. Go to the Push Event tab.
3. Toggle the switch off.

Existing backups created by push events will not be affected.

Push Events vs. Scheduled Backups

Feature	Push Event	Scheduled
Trigger	Every git push	At a configured interval (minutely to monthly, or CRON)
Best for	Active repositories with frequent commits	Repositories with periodic changes
Frequency	As often as pushes occur	Based on configured interval (minutes to months)
Configuration	Per-repository toggle	Per-repository scheduler form

Both methods can be used simultaneously on the same repository.