codemonauts/github-downloader repository overview

⁠github-downloader

This tool will clone all private and public repositories from a user or from a organisation, so you have a backup if GitHub goes offline someday.

⁠Github Token

Go to your Github Settings⁠ and create a new token with the permissions "read:org, repo"

⁠Standalone usage

export GITHUB_TOKEN=<github-token>
export GITHUB_NAME="users/fleaz"
./download.sh /path/to/backupfolder

⁠Usage with Docker

docker run --rm -v /path/to/backupfolder:/storage -e GITHUB_TOKEN=<secret-github-token> -e GITHUB_NAME="orgs/codemonauts" codemonauts/github-downloader