Creating a default community health file

About default community health files

You can add default community health files to a public repository called .github, in the root of the repository or in the docs or .github folders.

GitHub Enterprise Server will use and display default files for any repository owned by the account that does not have its own file of that type in any of the following places:

• the root of the repository
• the .github folder
• the docs folder

For example, anyone who creates an issue or pull request in a repository that does not have its own CONTRIBUTING file will see a link to the default CONTRIBUTING file. If a repository has any files in its own .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE folder, including issue templates or a config.yml file, none of the contents of the default .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE folder will be used.

Default files are not included in clones, packages, or downloads of individual repositories because they are stored only in the .github repository.

Supported file types

You can create defaults in your organization or personal account for the following community health files:

Community health file	Description
CONTRIBUTING.md	A CONTRIBUTING file communicates how people should contribute to your project. For more information, see "Setting guidelines for repository contributors."
Issue and pull request templates and config.yml	Issue and pull request templates customize and standardize the information you'd like contributors to include when they open issues and pull requests in your repository. For more information, see "About issue and pull request templates."
SECURITY.md	A SECURITY file gives instructions for how to report a security vulnerability in your project. For more information, see "Adding a security policy to your repository."
SUPPORT.md	A SUPPORT file lets people know about ways to get help with your project. For more information, see "Adding support resources to your project."

You cannot create a default license file. License files must be added to individual repositories so the file will be included when a project is cloned, packaged, or downloaded.

Creating a repository for default files

1. ページの右上角で ドロップダウンメニューを使い、New repository（新規リポジトリ）を選択してく� さい。
2. Use the Owner drop-down menu, and select the organization or personal account you want to create default files for.
3. Type .github as the name for your repository, and an optional description.
4. Make sure the repository status is set to Public (a repository for default files cannot be private).
5. [Initialize this repository with a README] を選択します。
6. [Create repository] をクリックします。
7. In the repository, create one of the supported community health files. Issue templates and their configuration file must be in a folder called .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE. All other supported files may be in the root of the repository, the .github folder, or the docs folder. For more information, see "Creating new files."