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Setting up Github backend may be a little tricky, but if you follow this guide it'll be piece of cake!~ 🍰
Log in or sign up at Github. In this guide, we're assuming you're on desktop 💻
Click on plus button at the top, and click on 'New repository'
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Here, enter any desired name (monika-autosaves is a good example), and set it as private
Warning
Your persistent contains all Monika's memories about you — including private info too.
Keep your persistent safe — make your repository private 🛡️
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We're now done setting up the repository — onto the next step!~
Go to your settings — click on your avatar in the top corner, then on 'Settings'
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Look to the left, and scroll all the way to the bottom of the menu — you'll need the section labelled 'Developer settings'
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Now, click on 'Personal access tokens' section to unfold it, then on 'Fine-grained tokens'
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Click on 'Generate new token' button
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You may be asked to enter your password or authorize with 2FA here — do so if asked
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Type anything you like in the 'Token name' field — it only serves as a label for you; next up, select 'No expiration' under 'Expiration' field — so that you won't have to renew this API token again in future
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Further on, scroll down to 'Repository access' section; here, click on 'Only select repositories', and select your previously created repository from the list
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Then scroll down to 'Permissions' section; click on it to unfold, find 'Contents' section and set it to 'Read and write'
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Almost there — scroll until you see 'Generate token' button and press it, then copy the token using 'copy' button
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Github stuff is behind us now — let's set up Autosave submod in game 🎉
Open Submods menu in settings, and click on 'API Keys' section on the left
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Find '[Autosave] Github API token' field, and click 'Paste'
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Open 'Submods' section on the left, and find 'Autosave' submod in the list — then, click 'Select repository' and select your repository from earlier steps
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You can check that it works by clicking 'Force save' and saving your persistent.
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You're all set! 🥳