How to Set Up GitHub Authentication and Repository Access in Salesforce DevOps

In the previous blog, we completed the DevOps Center setup.
Now, before creating projects and pipelines, we need to connect DevOps Center with GitHub.

This step is important because DevOps Center uses GitHub for version control and change tracking.

In this blog, we will cover:

DevOps Center uses GitHub to:

Without GitHub, DevOps Center cannot function properly.

DevOps Center connects to GitHub using OAuth authorization.

Simple terms:

You give permission to Salesforce to access your GitHub account securely.

Choose default branch (usually main)

Once GitHub is linked to DevOps Center, things get a whole lot smoother. You can see every change that was made, your team stays in sync, and moving code to production feels less like a risk and more like a routine.

Up next, we’ll set up pipelines and hook up your environments — so your work moves from dev to production one clean step at a time.