Adding a collaborator to my free GitHub account?
Clear Instructions On How to Add A Collaborator - 2020 Update
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In the repository, click Admin
, then go to the Collaborators
tab.
Go to Manage Access
page under settings (https://github.com/user/repo/settings/access) and add the collaborators as needed.
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It is pretty easy to add a collaborator to a free plan.
- Navigate to the repository on Github you wish to share with your collaborator.
- Click on the "Settings" tab on the right side of the menu at the top of the screen.
- On the new page, click the "Collaborators" menu item on the left side of the page.
- Start typing the new collaborator's GitHub username into the text box.
- Select the GitHub user from the list that appears below the text box.
- Click the "Add" button.
The added user should now be able to push to your repository on GitHub.