GitHub

GitHub is a developer platform that allows developers to create, store, manage and share their code. It uses Git software, providing the distributed version control of Git plus access control, bug tracking, software feature requests, task management, continuous integration, and wikis for every project.

Learn more at www.github.com.

Connecting GitHub in Violet

Connect to GitHub seamlessly using OAuth - simply login with your GitHub credentials.

1. Navigate to Apps and click GitHub. If you’d like, enter a new name for the connection.

   

   You will have the option to restrict permissions on the ingested data to certain users or groups. If you don’t need to do this, skip this step.

   
2. Click Connect with GitHub and sign in with your GitHub credentials.

3. Alternatively, you can log in using an API Token generated in GitHub. Instructions below:

Generate an API Token

Connecting Github in Violet requires an API token. To generate one, follow the instructions below.

1. In Github, navigate to your User icon in the upper right-hand corner of the screen, and select Settings from the dropdown menu.

   
2. In Settings, navigate to Developer Settings at the bottom of the list.

   
3. In Developer Settings, navigate to Personal Access Tokens, then select Tokens (classic) from the dropdown menu.

   
4. In Personal access tokens (classic), select Generate new token (classic).

5. In the New personal access token page, specify a Note that describes what the token is for, as well as an expiration date. We recommend no expiration.

   
6. Select all applicable scopes - we recommend checking all available boxes.

7. Click Generate token. The token will appear in the next screen - write this down and save it for next steps.