Introduction to GitHub Administration

Intermediate GitHub Concepts

Stan Konkin

ML Enthusiast, DataCamp

What is a GitHub Organization?

GitHub Organization:

🏢 Centralized workspace: Manage multiple projects
🔧 Role-based access: Control permissions
🔒 Security policies: Protect our data

GitHub Organisation

Creating a GitHub Organization

Creating an organisation

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Meet DataCamp-Marketplace

DataCamp-Marketplace

Administration at organization level

Key Roles:

👑 Owner: Full control of the organization
👥 Member: Standard access for collaboration
💻 Outside Collaborator: Limited repo access

Additional Roles:

🔒 Moderator: Manages interactions in public repos
💳 Billing Manager: Handles billing settings
🔒 Security Manager: Oversees security settings

Managing Teams

💡 Why Teams? Simplify management
👑 Who can create: Owners and Members
🔧 Organization: Group by projects, roles, or departments
📂 Nested Teams: Reflect internal hierarchies

Teams

Administration at team level

Team Roles:

👥 Team Member: Collaborates on projects
🔧 Team Maintainer: Manages settings and members

Best Practice:

Assign permissions to teams, not individuals, for easier management

Team Roles

Administration at repository level

📝 Read: View and discuss
📃 Triage: Manage issues/pull requests
🔧 Write: Push code
🛠 Maintain: Manage without sensitive actions
💻 Admin: Full control

Repository Roles

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Intermediate GitHub Concepts

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