What is a repository?
Read about it in the definitions topic.

Who can create a new repository?
You just need a PAT (Personal Access Token) to one of the 3 types of Git Host we support, to create a repository. You automatically becomes the freshly created repository's “owner”. If you have been assigned as a manager to someone else, then that person would have given you an encrypted PAT.

• Read about setting a person as a manager here.
• Read more about PAT here.

What are the mandatory requirements?
Git Winch should be aware of the Org. name for which the repository is to be created.

If you are going to be the owner, then the Personal Access Token must be correctly created with the create repository permission at your Git Host. Then, you should enter that key in the PAT text-input box on the Manage page, and then proceed to create a repository.

If you are a manager, do NOT enter anything in the earlier mentioned text-input box. (i.e. that input box must be left empty) You would have received the encrypted version of the PAT from the actual owner. So be ready with that.

When a manager creates repo, Git Winch will specifically ask for the encrypted PAT which had got from the actual owner. Then Git Winch will proceed to create a new repository at the Git Host. The original owner will remain the owner of the repository.

Restrictions
The new repository name must be lower-case alphanumerical (and you can give underscore too) You MUST create repositories ONLY from within Git Winch. That means you cannot go to the said Git Host and create a repository there or use some other tool to create repositories.

IMPORTANT
You cannot clone a repository immediately after you have created it –even if you are the owner! You will have to first created deploy keys for yourself and other office workers you want to work in that repository. And; you will also have to add yourself (and those workers) as a member of that repository. Such membership addition/deletion can also be done by the delegated manager of that repository (on behalf of the owner)

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