This section provides steps to create a Git repository in GitHub. GitHub is tested with the VMware Edge Cloud Orchestrator service and provides a great option if you want to use a cloud based Git repository.

The following steps show how to create a GitHub repository for use with the VMware Edge Cloud Orchestrator service.

Prerequisites

You must have a GitHub account created. To create a GitHub account, go to GitHub.com and create an account.

Procedure

  1. Go to https://github.com/.
  2. Log in to or create your GitHub account.
  3. From the GitHub home page, click Start a new repository to create a blank repository.
  4. Enter a name for your repository.
  5. To disallow public access to configurations and secrets, set the repository type to Private.
  6. Under the Initialize this repository with: section, click Add a README file.
  7. Click Create a new repository.

Results

A blank Git repository is created where you can store the desired state of your edge locations.

Figure 1. New GitHub Repository