Questions tagged [github]
For questions about setup, configuration, and usage related to GitHub, a web-based hosting service for software development projects using Git.
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Permissionless mirror of GitHub to codeberg (git clone without api key)
How can I setup a mirror of a GitHub repo on codeberg, without having to grant permission to codeberg? Why? Since 2025, I've had an occasional issue where my work on GitHub gets locked behind an ...
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Github Pages Custom Domain (With Subdomain and Subdirectory)
Is it possible to host a bunch of distinct GitHub Pages sites using a single (sub)domain, by using subdirectories in the URI to point to different repo's GitHub Pages? I manage an open-source org that ...
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IaC way to allow GitHub actions to create PRs?
In a GitHub repo's settings under actions -> general, there are the options as seen in the image. I have a workflow that needs to be able to create PRs, and now I run it on my own GitHub account, ...
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GitHub Actions with Windows runner and Visual Studio dependencies?
Locally I've been able to link with pathcch.lib no problem. On GitHub Actions official Windows runner find_library is unable to find any of the libraries referenced here https://stackoverflow.com/a/...
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Github Container Registry tells me no description provided despite providing a label explicitly
When I upload images to the Github Container Registry, I see an error that says "No description provided", which suggests the following To provide a description, add the following line to ...
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When pushing to GitHub I get: fatal: protocol error: unexpected capabilities^{}
Whenever I push to GitHub with git push origin main I get this awkward error, fatal: protocol error: unexpected capabilities^{} What causes this error and how can I resolve it?
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Why did GIthub two factor reset failed?
I can not recover my new(clients not personal) Github account what should I put here? recovery codes have 16 lines dcbab-99609 I tried authentication from mobile Authenticator, does not work either. ...
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How to programmatically update lots of existing Azure DevOps Pipelines (yml) to use newly migrated GitHub Repos?
I need to update multiple existing Azure DevOps pipelines that currently point to Azure Repos repositories and reconfigure them to use the newly migrated GitHub repository instead. The pipelines are ...
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GitHub Actions Workflow: Excluded folders still appearing in generated Pull Request despite using filtered tree
I'm experiencing an issue with a GitHub Actions workflow that creates Pull Requests while attempting to exclude specific folders. Current Behavior: The workflow creates a PR from main branch to dev ...
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Github Rest API returns 404 when I try to download a tarball for the repo
When I try to download the tarball from the rest API I'm getting, { "message": "Not Found", "documentation_url": "https://docs.github.com/rest/repos/contents#...
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Using actions/checkout@v4: Write access to repository not granted
When I try to download a different repository within my organization using actions/checkout@v4 and a fine-grained access token with "Read access to code and metadata", I'm getting "...
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Github Personal Access token gets Permission Denied when trying to pull down images from ghcr.io
When I try to pull down images on ghcr.io, I'm getting "permission denied". My token has read:packages. ❯ podman pull ghcr.io/acme-integrations/cpanel-plugins-build-image:main Trying to ...
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Can you authenticate to ghcr.io and pull down images using fine-grained access tokens?
I want to pull down an image on the GitHub Container Registry. It requires authentication? Can I use a fine-grained access PAT for that?
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After creating a CNAME file in the repo, GitHub Pages will still not serve on a custom domain
Per the instructions I've created the CNAME file In the "Code and automation" section of the sidebar, click Pages. Under "Custom domain", type your custom domain, then click Save....
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Deploying Azure App service & define the GitHub as the Deployment Repository work well, but fail if i define the Deployment Repository as BitBucket
I am facing this weird problem, now i have an Azure App Service, and when i define its Deployment repository to reference this repository inside GitHub https://github.com/OfficeDev/microsoft-teams-...
