Connecting to GitHub

Connecting to GitHub

1. Whitelisting GitHub domains

Submit a ticket requesting the following domains to be whitelisted for a workspace
  1. . github.com
  2. . githubassets.com
  3. . git-scm.com
  4. .githubusercontent.com

Windows VM

  1. Check that proxy settings are correct by navigating Settings > Network and Internet > Manual proxy configurations > http://proxy.mydre.org and port 3128

  1. Navigate to www.git-scm.com and download and install Git for Windows 64 bit
  2. Start gitbash, Powershell of CMD
  3. Run the following command
  1. git config --global http.proxy http://proxy.mydre.org:3128
  1. Clone the repo(s) that you need and you are done

Linux VM

  1. Run the following command to configure git proxy:
  1. git config --global http.proxy http://proxy.mydre.org:3128

  1. Clone the repository by running the following command (replace https://github.com/flow4u/anDREa_squid by your preferred repo):



  1. Add, update, edit any changes to your repo and push changes: 

  1. you will see changes in your GitHub:

  1. When GitHub is removed from the workspace whitelist, the 403 error will occur: 


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