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GitHub Collaborative Setup

Set up a collaborative environment in GDSFactory+ for your team using GitHub organizations.

What you need

You and your team members will need a GitHub account. If you don't have one, you can create a free account.

Only one person in the team needs to follow the instructions below. The rest only need a GitHub account and can be added to the organization after it has been created.

Create a GitHub organization

  1. In GitHub, find the + button in the top bar and click New organization.

    Create new organization

  2. Choose the Free plan.

    Free plan

Configure your organization

  1. Choose a name and contact email for the organization, select personal, accept the terms of service and click Next.

    Organization details

  2. Add your team members using their full name, GitHub username, or email address.

    Add members

Create a repository

  1. From the organization's home page, click Repositories in the top bar.

    Repositories tab

  2. Click Create Repository.

    Create repository

Configure git locally

If you haven't connected your GitHub account, you can configure your git user in the terminal:

git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"

See also: Video Tutorials — Git Version Control