Github Application (on-premise)

To configure a Github App for use within Secoda,

• Access Account Settings:

  • Click your profile photo in the upper-right corner of any GitHub page.

  • For a personal account:

    • Click Settings.

  • For an organization account:

    • Click Your organizations.

    • Next to the organization, click Settings.

• Navigate to Developer Settings:

  • In the left sidebar, click Developer settings.

  • Then, click GitHub Apps.

• Create a New GitHub App:

  • Click New GitHub App.

• Configure the App:

  • Name: Enter a clear and concise name for your app (up to 34 characters). This name must be unique across GitHub.

• Set Permissions and Subscribe to Events:

  • Under Permissions, select the following permissions:

    • Pull requests: Read and write

    • Profile: Read and write

    • Contents: Read and write

    • Metadata: Read only

  • Under Subscribe to events, select the webhook events your app should receive:

    • Pull request

• Define Installation Scope:

  • Under Where can this GitHub App be installed?, choose Only on this account or Any account.

• Create the App:

  • Click Create GitHub App to finalize the registration.

    • Generate a client secret and private key.