Questions tagged [github]
For questions about how GitHub interacts with Stack Exchange.
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Can Stack Exchange have a direct interface to push code from GitHub? [closed]
I would like to see this feature implemented—an interface to push code from GitHub—as I keep having to copy paste code between Stack Exchange and GitHub.
I know that GitHub has its own discussion ...
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Bot is unable to access site from GitHub Actions [duplicate]
Since a couple of weeks back, a chat bot I run is unable to access the site, specifically when run from GitHub Actions.
I sent a question about this using the "contact us" form a couple of ...
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Why can't I sign up for some Stack Exchange sites using GitHub? [duplicate]
Why are some of the communities not compatible with GitHub? How do I make sure I'm using the same account when creating new accounts if they don't have the GitHub option?
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Can't log in to other communities. Only on SO (GitHub account) [duplicate]
I'm able to log in with a GitHub account on SO (Stack Overflow). When I go to other communities I see this:
When I try to log in, I don't see an option to use GitHub:
I think this is a bug, because ...
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How do you consolidate different accounts if you've migrated the main account to GitHub login? [duplicate]
I mainly use Stack Overflow but have migrated my log in to GitHub on that account. The issue is that I can't now log in to the other accounts that in the past were associated (via email login I ...
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Log in to Stack Exchange via GitHub [duplicate]
I always log in to Stack Overflow via my GitHub account.
If I am not logged in and want to post something on some other Stack Exchange site, as of today I cannot log in directly via GitHub, but if I ...
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Why does a user have the ability to add a GitHub link in any community?
I was wondering why users have the ability to add GitHub links to their profile on Stack Exchange sites not related to programming at all.
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Log in problem via GitHub
Generally I log into https://stackoverflow.com/ via GitHub, and I can access all my Stack Exchange network sites. I do not need to log in to all Stack Exchange network sites separately. But this thing ...
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Lost my "Login via GitHub" account
I see there are a lot of folks in the same boat as me: All badges and credits (few, but hard earned) are now lost!
My account that was created as "Login via GitHub" is mysteriously ...
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Broken Github icon on the My logins page
I have a GitHub login. When going to My logins tab on the profile, I see this:
As you can see, the icon for GitHub is broken. Can this please be fixed?
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Cannot log in to the Stack Exchange Android app with a GitHub login [closed]
I have my Stack Overflow/Stack Exchange account linked from GitHub, so when I log in, I do it using the log in with GitHub option. Now I'm trying to log in to the mobile Android app and am ...
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Let us sign in with GitHub on all Stack Exchange sites, not only Stack Overflow
I have noticed that you can add a GitHub login to your profile but there is only a "Sign in with GitHub" button on Stack Overflow and not on any other Stack Exchange sites, so you can only ...
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Where to ask: Etiquette on GitHub / Open Source Development: Should I help with the triage of issues?
I often wander in the issues of a big Open Source project on GitHub.
I feel that I now know enough to spot some old issues that can be closed.
I'm tempted to do so but I wonder if it's polite (helps ...
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When linking to GitHub, what's the policy on permalinks (specific commit) vs up-to-date info (master)?
E.g. see suggested-edits/22923009 which changes https://github.com/…/33d6380103576782901c208e68488cc0b5af433b/… to https://github.com/…/master/….
I intentionally put a GitHub permalink in the ...
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What GitHub repo do I fork to contribute to bugs?
I have recently found an old bug on meta pages. I want to look into contributing a fix in the code. Since SE seems to be developed on GitHub, I want to know which GitHub repo governs the site, since ...
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