How to generate a GitHub classic personal access token
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    How to generate a GitHub classic personal access token

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    Article Summary

    If you are migrating a personal repo from GitHub to AllSpice, you will most likely need a GitHub classic personal access token.

    Generating token

    1. Log into github.com.

    2. Click on the icon in the upper right corner, and then click on Settings
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    3. Click on "Developer settings" on the left menu.

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    1. Select Personal access tokens -> Tokens (classic)

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    1. Click on "Generate new token (classic)".

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    1. Enter a token name, and check all the scopes you want to include. You must at least include Repo. We recommend leaving all of repo checked.

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    1. Copy the generated access token to a secure place. It will only be displayed once.
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