Connecting GitHub repository

To connect your project's GitHub account to Pulse and track developers' pull requests and the related activity, follow the instructions below.

Step 1. Generate GitHub access token

1. Go to https://github.com/settings/personal-access-tokens/new to create a new fine-grained personal access token

   1. Add Token name, e.g Pulse read-only token

   2. Select resource owner

   3. Set token expiration date

   4. Repository access: set to "Only select repositories" and select the project's repo:

      

   5. Choose permissions: Contents, Pull requests and Issues with read-only access

      

   6. Click "Generate token" button and confirm generation

      

   7. Copy the generated token to clipboard

      

Step 2: Add GitHub access token to Pulse

1. Go back to Pulse -> Сlick Edit project button

   

2. Go to Repos tab

3. Click on Connect Repo button

4. Enter your GitHub repo URL into Repository URL field

   

5. Paste the generated token into Github token field

6. Click Find Branches button

7. Select the branches to stream and click Connect & import history button

   

8. Find your repository connected in Repos tab