GitHub Integration

Last modified: 09 October 2024

Follow the instructions on this page to integrate with VCS repositories that are hosted on github.com or a self-hosted GitHub Enterprise installation.

A GitHub integration enables the following features in YouTrack:

  • Apply commands to YouTrack issues in commit messages. For more information, see Apply Commands in VCS Commits.

  • Track commits that are related to specific issues in the activity stream for the issue in YouTrack. For more information, see Commits.

  • Display the status of pull (merge) requests directly in the activity stream of any issue that is referenced in the title or description of the pull request. For details, see Pull Requests.

  • Add links to YouTrack issues in commit messages or branch names. For more information, see Link Issues in VCS Commits.

  • Add links to the GitHub repository by pasting commit hashes into the issue summary, description, comment, or a supplemental text field.