You can sync the following resources with GitHub:

• Files for your content

• Instructional content

The sync is currently unidirectional. In order to sync files from a GitHub repository, the GitHub account must allow access to Next Tech's GitHub Oauth application.

Getting GitHub Access

As an admin or editor, navigate to your account page and select the GitHub option:

Select Allow GitHub Repository Access.

Next Tech will request access to your GitHub repo. Permission for third party access may be needed from within GitHub. Information about granting access can be found here.

Linking GitHub Repo to a Lesson

While in the creator, navigate to the course settings, and scroll down to "GitHub Sync Settings". Here you add both a base repository and a markdown repository. Often, these two values will be the same. Add the URL for the account and the root of the repo that should be linked, the placeholder value shows codevolve/next as the account and root of the repo.

GitHub File Links

GitHub file links specifies the path to the files that should be included in the project. Clicking the + New Link button will display two text fields, "Remote Path" and the "Local Path". The remote path contains the full path to directory in the repo that should be synced, excluding the account and root. The local path is the directory to sync the files to.

Once those variables have been set, the sync can be forced by clicking the Files drop down in the upper right corner of the screen and selecting Sync GitHub.

The sync will produce one of two options:

Once the files have synced successfully, save the files by clicking Save Files.

Linking Instructions Instructions

To sync markdown files into the instruction pane, select + New Block and then the Markdown option. Make sure you select the option with the GitHub logo. This will display a text field for the full path, minus the values set in the "GitHub Sync Settings". To force sync the instructions, select the GitHub logo in the bottom right of the instruction pane.