How to Update Your GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT)

Follow these steps to update your GitHub Personal Access Token when it expires or needs regeneration. Basically you're going to regenerate your token, make sure the permisisons are correct, then update the token in your .env file.

1. Regenerate Your Personal Access Token (PAT)​

• Go to GitHub Settings.
• Create a new Fine-grained Personal Access Token:
  • Select Repositories: Choose only the meteoscientific/website repository.
  • Set Permissions:
    • Contents: Read and write
    • Metadata: Read-only
    • Pages: Read and write
  • Set Organization Permissions:
    • Members: Read-only
    • Administration: Read-only
    • Webhooks: Read and write
    • Secrets: Read and write
    • Projects: Read and write
  • Set the Expiry Date: Choose the maximum duration (365 days).
• Save the token securely (e.g., in a password manager).

2. Update Your Local Environment​

• Go to VSCode and open the Meteoscientific folder.

• Update the .env file:

  GIT_TOKEN=`your_new_github_pat
  

  (Obvi, replaceyour_new_github_pat with your actual token.)

3. Verify the PAT​

• Use the following curl command to check if your token is working:

  curl -H "Authorization: token $GIT_TOKEN" https://api.github.com/user
  

• You should see your GitHub user information.

4. Deploy Your Changes​

1. Build your site locally:

   npm run build
   

2. Serve locally to test:

   npm run serve
   

3. Commit and push changes:

   git add .
   git commit -m "Updated the PAT"
   git push origin main
   

4. Deploy the site:

   GIT_USER=your_github_username GIT_TOKEN=$GIT_TOKEN npm run deploy
   

Troubleshooting​

• Deployment errors: Check if your PAT has the right permissions.
• Website not updating: Clear browser and Cloudflare cache.