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media.githubusercontent.com

DNSSEC⚠️ Not signed
A2606:50c0:8000::154πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Fastly2606:50c0:8000::/48 88 Colin P Kelly Jr Street San Francisco CA 94107 United States
A2606:50c0:8001::154πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Fastly2606:50c0:8001::/48 + 88 Colin P Kelly Jr Street San Francisco CA 94107 United States
A2606:50c0:8002::154πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Fastly2606:50c0:8002::/48 + 88 Colin P Kelly Jr Street San Francisco CA 94107 United States
A2606:50c0:8003::154πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Fastly2606:50c0:8003::/48 + 88 Colin P Kelly Jr Street San Francisco CA 94107 United States
A185.199.108.133πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Fastly185.199.108.0/24 GitHub - 185.199.108.0/24
A185.199.109.133πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Fastly185.199.109.0/24 GitHub - 185.199.109.0/24
A185.199.110.133πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Fastly185.199.110.0/24 GitHub - 185.199.110.0/24
A185.199.111.133πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Fastly185.199.111.0/24 GitHub - 185.199.111.0/24

githubusercontent.com

DNSSEC⚠️ Not signed
NSns-1411.awsdns-48.org ⭐
NSdns1.p01.nsone.net
NSdns2.p01.nsone.net
NSdns3.p01.nsone.net
NSdns4.p01.nsone.net
NSns-181.awsdns-22.com
NSns-1867.awsdns-41.co.uk
NSns-596.awsdns-10.net
TXTglobalsign-domain-verification=2wiwCKYW7kQ6LJntfIcdi5EG56lUlQIRj_VGJnEEKb
TXTv=spf1 a -all
SOAns-1411.awsdns-48.orgawsdns-hostmaster@amazon.com serial=1
rank #749 globally
rank #431 in the tld
this domain is a GitHub-owned content delivery network domain used to serve user-generated content and assets associated with GitHub features, such as images, avatars, attachments, and static files linked from repositories, issues, or pages. It functions as a CDN to efficiently deliver those resources without loading them directly from repository URLs.πŸ“ˆ Tranco rank: #759
githubusercontent.com - Tranco Rank (30d: ↓-40)712720730740750760770771Mar 15Mar 24Apr 2Apr 11Apr 20Apr 21Rank#719#759

Overview

githubusercontent.com is GitHub's content delivery network (CDN) domain used to serve user-generated content and static assets. It separates raw file content from the main github.com domain for security and performance reasons.

Primary Uses

  • raw.githubusercontent.com β€” Serves raw file content from repositories (source code, configuration files, scripts)
  • avatars.githubusercontent.com β€” Hosts user profile pictures and organization logos
  • camo.githubusercontent.com β€” Proxies external images in README files and issues for privacy/security
  • objects.githubusercontent.com β€” Serves Git LFS (Large File Storage) objects
  • user-images.githubusercontent.com β€” Hosts images uploaded to issues, comments, and discussions

Technical Infrastructure

DNS Provider: Dual-provider setup with AWS Route 53 and NS1 for redundancy

Nameservers:

  • AWS: ns-181.awsdns-22.com, ns-596.awsdns-10.net, ns-1867.awsdns-41.co.uk, ns-1411.awsdns-48.org
  • NS1: dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net, dns4.p01.nsone.net

Security: SPF record configured (v=spf1 a -all). DNSSEC is not enabled.

Ownership

Owned and operated by GitHub, Inc., a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation since 2018. The domain serves billions of requests daily as part of GitHub's infrastructure supporting over 100 million developers worldwide.

Same first word

Similar names

DNS History

10 records (8 active, 2 former)

201820192020202120222023202420252026A185.199.108.133185.199.109.133185.199.110.133185.199.111.1332606:50c0:8000::1542606:50c0:8001::1542606:50c0:8002::1542606:50c0:8003::154151.101.60.133CNAMEgithub.map.fastly.net
β—‹A151.101.60.1332017-03-23 β†’ 2017-03-23 Β· 3 obs
● 2017-03-23 02:07:04
β—‹ 2026-02-17 12:00:04
β—‹ 2026-04-23 22:32:58
●A185.199.108.1332026-02-17 β†’ 2026-04-23 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2017-03-23 02:07:04
● 2026-02-17 12:00:04
● 2026-04-23 22:32:58
●A185.199.109.1332026-02-17 β†’ 2026-04-23 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2017-03-23 02:07:04
● 2026-02-17 12:00:04
● 2026-04-23 22:32:58
●A185.199.110.1332026-02-17 β†’ 2026-04-23 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2017-03-23 02:07:04
● 2026-02-17 12:00:04
● 2026-04-23 22:32:58
●A185.199.111.1332026-02-17 β†’ 2026-04-23 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2017-03-23 02:07:04
● 2026-02-17 12:00:04
● 2026-04-23 22:32:58
●A2606:50c0:8000::1542026-02-17 β†’ 2026-04-23 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2017-03-23 02:07:04
● 2026-02-17 12:00:04
● 2026-04-23 22:32:58
●A2606:50c0:8001::1542026-02-17 β†’ 2026-04-23 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2017-03-23 02:07:04
● 2026-02-17 12:00:04
● 2026-04-23 22:32:58
●A2606:50c0:8002::1542026-02-17 β†’ 2026-04-23 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2017-03-23 02:07:04
● 2026-02-17 12:00:04
● 2026-04-23 22:32:58
●A2606:50c0:8003::1542026-02-17 β†’ 2026-04-23 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2017-03-23 02:07:04
● 2026-02-17 12:00:04
● 2026-04-23 22:32:58
β—‹CNAMEgithub.map.fastly.net2017-03-23 β†’ 2017-03-23 Β· 3 obs
● 2017-03-23 02:07:04
β—‹ 2026-02-17 12:00:04
β—‹ 2026-04-23 22:32:58

πŸ” DNS Trace

πŸ“‹ Delegation Chain

ZoneNameserversGlue
coml.gtld-servers.net, j.gtld-servers.net, h.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net...-
githubusercontent.comns-181.awsdns-22.com, ns-596.awsdns-10.net, ns-1867.awsdns-41.co.uk, ns-1411.awsdns-48.org...2 records

βœ… Authoritative Response

Server:205.251.192.181

NS records: ns-181.awsdns-22.com, ns-596.awsdns-10.net, ns-1867.awsdns-41.co.uk, ns-1411.awsdns-48.org, dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net, dns4.p01.nsone.net

πŸ”’ DNSSEC Status

⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)

No DS record for githubusercontent.com (unsigned zone)

⏱️ Timing

Total: 295ms | Queries: -

πŸ“„ Records

TypeCountSample Data
A4185.199.108.133, 185.199.109.133...
AAAA42606:50c0:8000::154, 2606:50c0:8001::154...

πŸ“Œ Glue Records Collected

Total: 2

Out-of-bailiwick: 2 (ns-181.awsdns-22.com, ns-181.awsdns-22.com)

Analysis

IP Addresses

media.githubusercontent.com resolves to eight IP numbers: 2606:50c0:8000::154, 2606:50c0:8001::154, 2606:50c0:8002::154, 2606:50c0:8003::154, 185.199.108.133, 185.199.109.133, 185.199.110.133 and 185.199.111.133.

Other host names such as ksclib.githubusercontent.com, 190.168.0.1.githubusercontent.com, prod.github.map.fastlylb.net, 185.199.110.133objects.githubusercontent.com and 212-239.githubusercontent.com share IP numbers with media.githubusercontent.com.