Overview

Prepare your GitHub Enterprise Server Administrators to maintain a healthy, scalable GitHub environment that supports the needs of your development team. GitHub Admin Training provides your Admins with an in-depth understanding of the various options and customizations available on the GitHub platform. Once the basics are mastered, the training will explore opportunities to extend the platform to accommodate the most demanding workflows as well as safeguards to ensure a secure and reliable instance.

Target Audience

• GitHub System Admins
• GitHub Application Admins

Key Features and Benefits

• Properly configure your GitHub Enterprise Server instance to meet your organization’s needs
• Implement a more secure and dependable instance that is prepared to scale with your organization
• Improve the developer experience by selecting appropriate options
• Identify the options and configurations to reach your desired outcomes
• Locate metrics within your GitHub Enterprise instance
• Audit critical activities performed on your GitHub Enterprise Server instance

Delivery Methods

Remote

• Unit of Delivery: Class
• Participants: Maximum 16

Syllabus

Participants can expect a combination of classroom learning and hands-on activities that build experience and confidence using the GitHub Enterprise Server platform.

Day 1

• GitHub Enterprise overview
  • Platforms
  • Permission flow
  • Enterprise administration
  • Settings walkthrough
• GitHub organizations
  • Overview
  • Administration and policies
  • Settings walkthrough

Day 2

• GitHub repositories
  • Overview
  • Repository administration
  • Branch protection and CODEOWNERS file
  • Settings walkthrough
• Additional topics
  • API overview and authentication methods
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitHub Marketplace

Learning & Business Outcomes

After completing this training, admins will be able to:

• Administer GitHub Enterprise Server
• Implement secure authentication
• Leverage GitHub features to improve workflows
• Monitor and audit critical activities
• Configure permissions for users and teams
• Implement solutions to organization scaling needs
• Identify and correct unhealthy user behavior

Prerequisites

• A staging instance for use during the training
• All users with computers, accounts, and access for the staging instance
• Ensure at least one attendee will have administrator access (enterprise, organization and repository)
• Designate one or more administrators to share their screen during activities