Getting started with GitHub Team Links

Owned by Miguel Jesus
Last updated: Dec 21, 2023
2 min read

Take the very first steps to use the GitHub Team Links app.

Installing the app

You can install the GitHub Team Links app from the Atlassian Marketplace by clicking the “Get it now” button on the top right corner of the page.

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Setting up the app

Once the app is installed on your project, you can link the app to a GitHub repository.

Instructions:

  1. Open Project Settings from Jira’s sidebar;

  2. Go to Apps, and click the GitHub Team Links app;

  3. Paste a link to a GitHub Repository in the text field and click “Link repository”;

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  4. Authenticate with your GitHub account;

  5. [Optional] Select which categories will be available on Jira issues.

All done. Now you can access information from the linked repository from your Jira project.

You can only link a repository at a time. You can find the “Unlink repository” in the context menu next to the repository details.

Using the app

On an issue page, click the “GitHub Team Links” button to add the app. The app loads in a few moments, and you can now access all the categories selected in the app setup.

You’ve just learned the fundamentals to use the GitHub Team Links app.