Using git-persistence with the NiFi Registry
Just like software developers, you can also use Git to version control your data pipelines. The NiFi Registry allows you to use git-persistence with some configuration. To use Git with your data pipelines, you need to first create a repository.
Log in to GitHub and create a repository for your data pipelines. I have logged in to my account and have created the repository as shown in the following screenshot:
Figure 8.16 – Creating a GitHub repository
After creating a repository, you will need to create an access token for the registry to use to read and write to the repository. In the GitHub Settings, go to Developer settings, then Personal access tokens, then click the Generate a personal access token hyperlink shown in the following screenshot:
Figure 8.17 – The setting to create an access token
You can then add a note for the token so you can remember what service is using...
