GitHub

Keep a copy of your app’s code in your own GitHub account.

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

In Settings → Connections, click Connect GitHub and authorize Bloxks. The “repo” permission is required because the repositories Bloxks creates are private.
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.
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.

Go further

The pages of this documentation that use GitHub.

Export your code

Download your app's source code, on the Pro plan and above.

Frequently asked questions

Do I own the code?

Yes. The repository lives in your GitHub account: you can clone it, change it and continue without Bloxks.

Do I need to code to connect GitHub?

No. It is useful to keep a copy of your app or hand it to a developer, but nothing forces you to open the code.