Git Client

Introduction

For package installation with git, we currently support 3 git providers:

• GitHub (opens in a new tab)
• GitLab (opens in a new tab)
• Gitea (opens in a new tab)

Here's how to get the right access key for what you need within the platform. There are 3 different features where you need to have set git credentials:

• Installing a private repository (admin)
• Creating a package from scratch (admin)
• Editing a repository through low-code

GitHub

To get the necessary access key for GitHub, follow these steps:

1. Go to your GitHub account settings.

2. Navigate to Developer Settings > Personal Access Tokens (opens in a new tab)

3. Click on "Generate new token".

4. Give it a name (e.g., DessiaToken).

5. Select the necessary permissions: a. Select the right option for repository depending on which one you want to manage from the platform

   

   b. In repository permissions, select administration: read/write , contents: read/write, metadata: read

   

   

   

6. Click on "Generate token".

7. Copy the generated token and paste it into your Git-Credential settings.

GitLab

To get the necessary access key for GitLab, follow these steps:

1. Go to your GitLab account settings.

2. Navigate to Profil > Access Tokens (opens in a new tab).

3. Click on "Add a new token".

4. Give it a name (e.g., DessiaToken).

5. Select the necessary permissions: api and write_repository.

   

6. Click on "Add token".

7. Copy the generated token and paste it into your Git-Credential settings.

Gitea

To get the necessary access key for Gitea, follow these steps:

1. Go to your Gitea account settings

2. Navigate to Applications.

   

3. Give it a name (e.g., DessiaToken).

4. Select the necessary permissions: package, repository, user in write and read

   

5. Click on "Generate new token".

6. Copy the generated token and paste it into your Git-Credential settings.