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Lesson: Add Collaborators and Accept Invitations on GitHub

🎯 Objective

Invite your group members to the shared GitHub repository so everyone can contribute to the project.

👣 Steps

  1. Repository Owner: Go to the Settings Tab

    • Open your group repository on GitHub.
    • Click the Settings tab (top-right menu).

  2. Find the Collaborators Section

    • In the left-hand sidebar, click “Collaborators” under the Access section.

  3. Invite Collaborators

    • Click the green “Add people” button.
    • Type your teammate’s GitHub username or email.
    • Select the correct user and click “Add NAME to this repository”.

  4. Teammates: Accept the Invitation

    • Go to your email or GitHub notifications.
    • Click the invitation link and choose “Accept invitation”.
    • You will now be able to push changes to the repo and create branches.

  5. Verify Access

    • Everyone should go to the repository and make sure they see the “Code” tab and have write access.

✅ Practice Check

💬 Discussion Prompt

Why do you think GitHub requires invitations instead of automatically allowing access? What might happen if the wrong person is added to your repository?