Setting up your GitHub Account
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The repositories for the sample code used on this site have dependencies on shared packages that are hosted on GitHub. Although these packages are flagged as “public” on GitHub, they are only accessible through the use of personal access tokens generated by GitHub account-holders. Here’s a list of the GitHub tasks needed to generate these tokens. Detailed instructions for these tasks follow below:
Signing Up for a GitHub Account
If you don't already have one, then you can sign up for a GitHub account here:
Generating a Personal Access Token
Once you have a GitHub account and you're signed in, navigate to your account settings page, and click on the “Developer Settings” menu on the bottom left. Then click on the “Personal Access Tokens” option at the top left, followed by the “Tokens (classic)” link that should appear. Finally, click on the dropdown at the top of the page, and select the “Generate new token (classic)” option. You may, at this point, be prompted for your password.
Having followed these steps, you should now see a page that looks something like this:
For the sample code on this site, the only permissions you need to select on this page are the ones shown above: repo and read:packages. Once these are selected, scroll down and click the button to generate the access token. You'll then be directed to a page where you can download the newly created token.
Note that the Quick Start Guide for the sample code variant you want to work with will have further instructions about using this token.