Setup

Create a repository from this template

1. Click the big green button Use this template or click here.
2. Enter a Repository name and click Create repository from template
3. Head over to the created repository and complete the setup.

Complete setup

1. In the new repository add a secret named 'REPO_SETUP_TOKEN'. Set this to a value of a Personal access token with the scope 'workflow'
2. In the new repository, complete the project setup by editing the cookiecutter.json file.
3. Hit cmd + S and then Enter to perform a commit (the commit message doesn't really matter).
4. Wait Setup Repository Action to complete.

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What is this all about?

On June 6, 2019, GitHub introduced Repository Templates giving users an easy way to share boilerplate for their projects. Stefan Buck created a cookciecutter script that replace some tokens so creating a new repo gets that much easier. Read the full blog post to learn how to template new projects using repository templates and GitHub Actions.