GitHub Connection

GitHub Provider Connections allow GRiPOFlow to securely authenticate with your GitHub account using a Personal Access Token (PAT).

Before You Begin

To use GitHub services in GRiPOFlow, you must create a GitHub connection and generate a GitHub Personal Access Token from your GitHub account.

Use the following sections to complete the setup:

• Configure the GitHub Connection in GRiPOFlow
• Generate a GitHub Personal Access Token

Configure the GitHub Connection in GRiPOFlow

GitHub Connection Form

• Navigate to the Connection section.

• Click Add Credentials.

• A window will appear. From the Application dropdown, select GitHub.
• Click Next.

• A form will be displayed for entering your GitHub credentials.
• Enter a Connection Name.
• Paste your GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) into the Token field.

Before creating the connection, generate a GitHub Personal Access Token from your GitHub account.

Generate a GitHub Personal Access Token

Create a GitHub Personal Access Token

• Open your web browser and navigate to:

  https://github.com/settings/tokens

• Sign in to your GitHub account.

• Click on Settings

• In settings , click on Developer Setting

• Click on Token (classic) button , inside personal access taken.
• • Click Generate new token and select Generate new token (classic) (or create a fine-grained personal access token if required by your organization).

• Enter a Note to identify the token.

• Select an Expiration period.

• Choose the required Scopes (Permissions) for the GitHub resources you want GripoFlow to access.

• Click Generate token.

• Copy the generated Personal Access Token immediately. GitHub will only display it once.

Complete the GitHub Connection

Add the Personal Access Token to GRiPOFlow

• Return to GripoFlow

• Paste the copied Personal Access Token into the Token field.

• Click Submit to create the connection.

• Newly created github connection is visible in the list.