Create Github personal access token in 5 simple steps

Mohd AsifMohd Asif
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On August 13, 2021, GitHub removed support for remote password authentication. Now you need to create a personal authentication token and have to use that instead of the password. Do you want to create your token? If yes follow these simple 5 steps.

Step 1:

๐Ÿ‘‰ Go to settings

Step 2:

๐Ÿ‘‰ Click on Developers setting, look at the bottom of the left sidebar

Step 3 :

๐Ÿ‘‰ Click on Personal Access Token

Step 4:

๐Ÿ‘‰ Select either Fine-grained Tokens (beta) or Tokens (Classic)

Step 5 :

๐Ÿ‘‰ Click on the Generate New Token

Happy Ending :

  • Save your token

  • Set the expiry date for your token

  • Now instead of a password in your terminal use this code.

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Mohd Asif
Mohd Asif

A history student & researcher turned frontend developer.