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GitHub App for On-Prem

On-Prem installation requires a GitHub App. This page describes how to create one for your on-prem setup.

Prerequisite

  • You need to have the priviledge to create a GitHub App and authorize the app for your repositories.
  • A domain name that will be used for your on-prem installation.

Variable definitions

$GITHUB_URL: Hostname where GitHub is hosted
$AV_HOSTNAME: Hostname where Aviator is hosted (e.g. aviator.example.com)
$GITHUB_APP_ID: ID generated when a GitHub app is created
$MERGEQUEUE_PEM_FILE: Private key generated by GitHub for Aviator

Steps

Step 1

Go to GitHub Developer settings and Click “New GitHub App”.
Click Developer settings on the Settings page
Click New GitHub App button
The developer settings can be found through your user settings or url of the format:https://$GITHUB_URL/settings/apps
Use the following settings to create the app:
GitHub App name: Aviator
Description: Automate merge workflows for GitHub, manage queues in teams and improve code quality.
Homepage URL: https://aviator.co/
Callback URL: https://$AV_HOSTNAME/api/setup/complete
Expire user authorization tokens: YES
Request user authorization (OAuth) during installation: NO
Enable Device Flow: NO
Setup URL: https://$AV_HOSTNAME/api/setup/complete
Redirect on update: YES
Webhook
Active: YES
Webhook URL: https://$AV_HOSTNAME/api/webhook
Webhook Secret: Optional. If you setup Webhook secret, you should also define set that at GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET to validate webhook signature.
Permissions:
Please review the following carefully, any mismatch here could result in unexpected behavior of the app.
Repository permissions
Name
Access
Administration
Read-only
Checks
Read and write
Commit statuses
Read-only
Contents
Read and write
Issues
Read and write
Metadata
Read-only
Pull requests
Read and write
Workflows
Read and write
Organization permissions
Name
Access
Members
Read-only
Subscribe to events:
Check the followings
  • Branch Protection rules
  • Check Run
  • Check Suite
  • Issue Comment
  • Label
  • Member
  • Public
  • Pull request
  • Pull request review
  • Pull request review comment
  • Pull request review thread
  • Push
  • Status
Where can GitHub App be installed: Any account
After creating the GitHub app, you can add a logo. Find a copy of Aviator Logo in the attached assets.

Step 2

From the GitHub app page for Aviator, take a note of the App ID specified on the top. This is your $GITHUB_APP_ID.

Step 3

Generate a private key from the bottom of the page. This is your $MERGEQUEUE_PEM_FILE.