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Configure the Versioning System

To begin creating your projects, the first step is to configure authentication with your version control systems. This step is mandatory and this tutorial will guide you through the process of inserting an access token in Witboost. The second section focuses on how to create a token with the required scopes for the versioning systems supported by Witboost, such as Gitlab, Azure DevOps, GitHub, and BitBucket.

1. Introduction

Before proceeding, make sure you have your access token ready. If you are unsure how to create one, please refer to the second section of this tutorial. In this example, we'll use a Gitlab generated token.

Introduction

2. Click on the user profile

Click on your profile name to open your profile settings.

Click on the user profile

3. Click "Advanced"

Click the "Advanced" tab

Click 'Advanced'

4. Click on edit

Click into the edit button

Click on edit

5. Fill "Gitlab access token"

Enter your personal access token.

Fill 'Gitlab access token'

6. Click on the save button

Click the confirmation button to save your Gitlab access token and complete the setup process.

Click on the save button

7. Finished inserting an access token

You have successfully inserted your Gitlab access token, you can now go ahead and start creating amazing projects!

Finished inserting an access token

8. How to create Gitlab access token

This tutorial guides you through creating a personal access token in Gitlab.

How to create Gitlab access token

9. Click on your user profile

Select your user profile icon.

Click on your user profile

10. Click "Preferences"

Navigate to your user settings by clicking on "Preferences" to access personal configuration options.

Click 'Preferences'

11. Click "Access tokens"

Select the "Access tokens" section to manage and create personal access tokens.

Click 'Access tokens'

12. Click "Add new token"

Initiate the creation of a new access token by clicking the "Add new token" button.

Click 'Add new token'

13. Choose a token name

Enter a descriptive name for your token to identify its purpose later.

Choose a token name

14. Select "Expiration date"

Click on the "Expiration date" field to set when the token will expire for security.

Select 'Expiration date'

15. Select "read_user"

Enable the "read user" scope

Select 'read_user'

16. Select "read_repository"

Enable the "read repository" scope

Select 'read_repository'

17. Select "read_api"

Enable the "read api" scope

Select 'read_api'

18. Select "write_repository"

Enable the "write repository" scope

Select 'write_repository'

19. Select "api"

Enable the "api" scope

Select 'api'

20. Click "Create token"

Click the "Create token" button to generate your new personal access token.

Click 'Create token'

21. Copy the personal access token

Copy or save the generated token securely as it will not be shown again.

Copy the personal access token

22. Finished creating a Gitlab token

You have successfully created a Gitlab personal access token with specific scopes and an expiration date.

Finished creating a Gitlab token

23. How to create an Azure DevOps access token

This tutorial guides you through creating a personal access token in Azure DevOps.

How to create an Azure DevOps access token

24. Click User Settings

Begin by clicking the user settings icon in the upper right corner.

Click User Settings

25. Click "Personal access tokens"

Select "Personal access tokens" from the dropdown menu.

Click 'Personal access tokens'

26. Click "New Token"

Click the "New Token" button.

Click 'New Token'

27. Fill name field

Fill in the name field with a identifier for your token.

Fill name field

28. Give Code permissions

Select read, write and manage for code permissions.

Give Code permissions

29. Click "Show all scopes"

Click "Show all scopes".

Click 'Show all scopes'

30. Give Project and Team permissions

Select read, write and Manage for Project and Team permissions

Give Project and Team permissions

31. Click "Create"

Click the "Create" button to generate your personal access token.

Click 'Create'

32. Save the token

Finally, click the copy icon to securely copy your new token; be sure to save it now as it won’t be shown again.

Save the token

33. Thank you

You have successfully created a new Azure DevOps token

Thank you

34. How to create Github personal access token

This tutorial guides you through creating a GitHub personal access token.

How to create Github personal access token

35. Click here

Begin by accessing your GitHub account dashboard.

Click here

36. Click "Settings"

Click "Settings".

Click 'Settings'

37. Click "Developer settings"

Select "Developer settings" from the sidebar

Click 'Developer settings'

38. Click "Personal access tokens"

Click "Personal access tokens"

Click 'Personal access tokens'

39. Click "Tokens (classic)"

Choose "Tokens (classic)".

Click 'Tokens (classic)'

40. Click "Generate new token"

Click "Generate new token".

Click 'Generate new token'

41. Click "Generate new token (classic)"

Click "Generate new token (classic)".

Click 'Generate new token (classic)'

42. Fill "token for witboost"

Fill in the token description field with a meaningful name to identify its purpose.

Fill 'token for witboost'

43. Select "repo"

Select the "repo" scope

Select 'repo'

44. Click "Generate token"

Click "Generate token".

Click 'Generate token'

45. Save the token

Be sure to copy and save the token, as it will no longer be displayed once you close the page.

Save the token

46. Thank you

You have successfully created a GitHub personal access token with the appropriate permissions.

Thank you

47. How to create BitBucket access token

This tutorial guides you through creating an access token in BitBucket.

How to create BitBucket access token

48. Click on the user profile icon

Click the user profile icon to open the account menu where you can access your settings and account options.

Click on the user profile icon

49. Click "Manage account"

Click "Manage account" to open your account management page.

Click 'Manage account'

50. Click "HTTP access tokens"

Click "HTTP access tokens" to navigate to the section where you can create and manage your access tokens.

Click 'HTTP access tokens'

51. Click "Create token"

Click "Create token" to start generating a new access token that will allow secure access to your BitBucket projects.

Click 'Create token'

52. Fill name field

Fill in the token name field with a descriptive name to identify your token, so you can recognize its purpose later.

Fill name field

53. Click "Project permissions"

Click "Project permissions" to grant read permissions to the token, allowing it to access project data without modification rights.

Click 'Project permissions'

54. Select "Project admin"

Click "Project admin" to assign administrative permissions to the token, enabling full control over the project settings and repositories.

Select 'Project admin'

55. Click "Create"

Click "Create" to finalize the token creation process and generate the access token with the specified permissions.

Click 'Create'

56. Save the token

Click "Copy" to copy the newly created access token to your clipboard so you can securely store it or use it in your applications.

Save the token

57. Thank you

You have successfully created a BitBucket access token with reed and admin permissions for your project. Remember to store your token safely and avoid sharing it publicly.

Thank you

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