Setting up collaboration in your website repo

You’re still working on a one-page portfolio website with some friends but you have some security concerns. Now, not everyone should be able to change everything, right? Maybe you want some friends to give ideas and feedback but not mess with the website’s design directly. That’s where setting up permissions and access controls in your GitHub repository comes in handy. It’s similar to deciding who will get the keys to your house and who will have to ring the doorbell.

Let’s first understand repository permissions.

• Owner: That’s you. You can do anything on your repo, from inviting friends to help, setting rules for who can do what, and changing any part of the website.
• Collaborators: These are friends you’ve invited to help with your website. You can decide whether they get a key to the house (make big changes) or just a pass to the yard (suggest ideas).

How to set up...