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How to create access token for Gitako?

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Enix edited this page Dec 23, 2018 · 7 revisions

In what case would you need an access token?

If you need Gitako to help you explore private repositories, or get rid of API rate limiting, then an access token is necessary.

Steps to create

  1. head to https://github.com/settings/tokens , click Generate new token
  2. input token name, and click on repo checkbox:

  3. You'll see your access token after clicking Generate token at bottom. Copy it immediately (otherwise you won't be able to see the token anymore) and paste into Gitako settings, save and refresh page.

Security

Gitako stores your token locally at Chrome local storage (not HTML5 LocalStorage API), thus your token will not be exposed to any other extensions or website scripts except Gitako itself. Also, Gitako will NOT upload your token to anywhere, it will only be used when accessing GitHub API.

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