Hands-on demo – Configure GitHub Notifications

Hands-on demo – Configure GitHub Notifications

In this demo, we'll go through the steps to configure GitHub notifications for different events, customize notification preferences, and integrate with external services like Slack or email.

Steps to follow

Step 1: Access GitHub Notifications

• Navigate to and log in.

• Click on your profile avatar in the top-right corner.

• Select Your Profile and then Notifications.

Step 2: Manage Notification Settings

• Notification Preferences:

  • Click on Settings > Notifications.

  • Here, you can set how you receive notifications (via email, on GitHub, or both).

• Types of Notifications:

  • Choose the types of events you want to be notified about (e.g., issues, pull requests, mentions, etc.).

Step 3: Configure Types of Notifications

• Activity: Control how frequently you receive updates (e.g., "Immediately", "Daily", "Weekly").

• Repository: Select repositories to get notifications for specific repositories only.

• Event Types: Enable/disable notifications for specific events:

  • Issues

  • Pull Requests

  • Code Reviews

  • Releases

  • Comments

Step 4: Setting Up Notification Filters

• Navigate to Notification Filters:

  • You can filter notifications by repository or event type.

  • Example: Only receive notifications for pull requests from a specific branch.

• Email Notifications:

  • Manage email settings by toggling the types of email notifications you wish to receive.

Step 5: Integrating External Services

• Slack Integration:

  • Navigate to Settings > Applications > Slack.

  • Follow the steps to integrate Slack with GitHub to receive notifications in Slack channels.

• Webhooks:

  • Configure webhooks to send GitHub notifications to external tools or services, such as custom applications or third-party services.

Step 6: Creating a Personal Notification

• Personal Notification Example for Pull Requests:

  • Go to Pull Requests under Notifications.

  • Create a personal notification for pull request updates.

  • Choose your preferred notification method: Email, Slack, or GitHub.

Summary

This demonstration showed how to configure GitHub notifications for different types of events, manage notification preferences, and integrate external services like Slack for real-time updates.