GitHub Enterprise Server Developer Workflow Guide

Welcome to the GitHub Enterprise Server Developer Workflow guide. Use this guide to:

• Learn about blocking force pushes to prevent rewriting of history at the appliance, organization and repository level.
• Configure integration with build servers using webhooks.
• Create pre-receive hooks to enforce policy on repositories within your enterprise.
• Manage restrictions and requirements for merging pull requests at the branch level.

Table of Contents

• Blocking force pushes

  • Blocking force pushes on your appliance
  • Blocking force pushes to repositories owned by a user account or organization
  • Blocking force pushes to a repository

• Using webhooks for continuous integration

  • Continuous integration using Jenkins
  • Continuous integration using Travis CI
  • Troubleshooting service hooks

• Using pre-receive hooks to enforce policy

  • About pre-receive hooks
  • Creating a pre-receive hook environment
  • Creating a pre-receive hook script
  • Managing pre-receive hooks on the GitHub Enterprise Server appliance

• Establishing pull request merge conditions

  • About protected branches and required status checks
  • Configuring protected branches and required status checks

• Customizing your instance with integrations

  • Managing projects using JIRA