GitHub

What is GitHub?

GitHub is where developers store and version code. Connecting it to Bloxks keeps a live copy of your app’s code in your own account.

What it unlocks

• Automatic backup: after every change Bloxks makes to your app, a new commit is pushed to your GitHub repository.
• Full ownership: your code lives in your account, exportable and portable at any time.
• Collaboration: share the repository with a developer who can review or extend your app outside Bloxks.

How it works

1. In Settings → Connections, click Connect GitHub and authorize Bloxks. The “repo” permission is required because the repositories Bloxks creates are private.
2. Open a project, then in the account menu choose Save to GitHub. Bloxks creates a private repository named bloxks-<your-app> and pushes the code.
3. From then on, every new version of your app is pushed automatically. You can turn auto-sync off per project from the same menu, and open the repository on GitHub at any time.

The repository contains exactly what the code export contains: your screens and components, your app icon and a README. Bloxks never deletes a repository: disconnecting GitHub simply stops the sync.

Available on the Pro plan and above. Want to learn more about GitHub? Read the official GitHub docs.