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---
title: GitHub overview & authentication
sidebarTitle: Overview & authentication
---
## Overview
Our GitHub integration allows you to create triggers and tasks that interact with GitHub. Trigger jobs when events happen, like when a new issue is added to a repo, or when a pull request is opened, etc. You can also perform tasks like creating issues, getting information about a repo, adding comments, and much more.
<Card
title="Jobs Showcase - GitHub"
icon="rocket"
href="https://trigger.dev/showcase?tags=&apis=github"
>
Check out pre-built GitHub jobs in our showcase.
</Card>
## Installing the GitHub packages
To get started with our GitHub integration, you need to install the `@trigger.dev/github` packages. You can do this using `npm`, `pnpm`, or `yarn`:
<CodeGroup>
```bash npm
npm install @trigger.dev/github@latest
```
```bash pnpm
pnpm install @trigger.dev/github@latest
```
```bash yarn
yarn add @trigger.dev/github@latest
```
</CodeGroup>
## Authentication
GitHub supports Personal Access Tokens and OAuth. You can use either of these to authenticate with GitHub.
### Personal Access Token
To create a personal access token on GitHub, login and [follow the instructions](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token). Information on the required scopes can be found [here](https://docs.github.com/en/developers/apps/scopes-for-oauth-apps).
```ts my-job.ts
import { GitHub } from "@trigger.dev/github";
//create GitHub client using a token
const github = new GitHub({
id: "github",
token: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN!,
});
...
```
### OAuth
To use OAuth you can connect to GitHub via the Trigger.dev [web app](https://cloud.trigger.dev). Click 'Integrations' in the side panel of any project, and configure GitHub with the ID you want to use in your job and the required [scopes](https://docs.github.com/en/apps/oauth-apps/building-oauth-apps/scopes-for-oauth-apps).
```ts my-job.ts
import { GitHub } from "@trigger.dev/github";
//create GitHub client using OAuth
const github = new GitHub({
id: "github",
});
...
```
## Triggers and Tasks
Once you have set up a GitHub client, you can use it to create triggers and tasks.
<CardGroup cols={2}>
<Card title="Triggers" icon="stars" href="/integrations/apis/github-triggers">
Trigger Jobs when events happen in GitHub, such as a new commit or a new issue.
</Card>
<Card title="Tasks" icon="sparkles" href="/integrations/apis/github-tasks">
Perform tasks such as creating a new issue or a new comment.
</Card>
</CardGroup>