How to Limit Access to Specific or Public GitHub Repositories

In this article:

• Limiting access to specific repositories with a bot user

• Restricting access to only public repositories

Limiting access to specific repositories with a bot user

We know it can be a bit scary to give an app access to your repositories. We won't hold a grudge if you'd rather start with only some of them.

We recommend using a Bot User for your GitHub Connector. That way, the Unito app will only access the repositories the bot user has access to.

Restricting access to only public repositories

• Make sure you haven't authorized Unito with GitHub yet. Otherwise, check out how to Re-Authorize with GitHub.

• Back on the Unito App, create a GitHub Connector from the Your Connectors sidebar.

• You'll be brought to GitHub where you will be asked to grant access to your repositories and organizations.

• From the GitHub authorization page, edit the URL and change
  scope=user%3Aemail%2Crepo%2Cwrite%3Arepo_hook
  to
  scope=user%3Aemail%2Cpublic_repo%2Cwrite%3Arepo_hook

• Type enter to load the new URL, and GitHub should now be asking for access to only your public repositories.

• Authorize Application and you're done!