Contributing/GitKraken

This page contains a guide for how to set up GitKraken. Note that these images are slightly old, it should say "era-games" instead of "eragames".

Setting up GitKraken

This first section covers how to install GitKraken.

Step 1: Register to GitGud

Begin by registering to GitGud via Sapphire, and make sure to either use the same account name and discord ID, or to set the nickname of the account. After that ask in the discord to be given access to GitGud. If everything in correct then it should look like below.

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Step 2: Get GitKraken

Download GitKraken here, install it, and register.

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Step 3: Set up GitKraken

Press the "Preferences" button in the upper-right hand corner, go to profiles, and check "Keep my git config updated with my profile info". Then go to authentication and generate a new SSH Private/Public key pair if there isn't one already. Copy the public key to clipboard. Once done it should look like below.

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Step 4: SSH on GitGud

Go into user settings on GitGud, and go to "SSH Keys", and paste the public key, add some fitting title and press "Add key".

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Step 5: Cloning games

To clone a game, go the main page for the game, and copy the SSH.

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Then go to GitKraken, select clone in the upper-left corner, "Clone with URL", select some place where the game should go, and paste the URL.

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After this is done, and everything set up, a view of the project should open.

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Using GitKraken

This second section covers how to use GitKraken.