# How to Set Personal Token for Github On August 27th of 2021, I made a simple project and tried to push it to a repo but I got an error below. ``` Support for password authentication was removed on August 13, 2021. Please use a personal access token instead. remote: Please see https://github.blog/2020-12-15-token-authentication-requirements-for-git-operations/ for more information. ``` I got the error because I used passwords to authenticate it but Github doesn't allow Git operations through passwords but requires a personal token as of August 13th,. [Read more about it](https://github.blog/2020-12-15-token-authentication-requirements-for-git-operations/). ## How I got the error **1 - Create a project directory**
``` $mkdir exampleProject ``` **2 - Run $ git init inside the root directory** ``` exampleProject $ git init ``` **3 - Create a new repo from Github**
・From a main page of Github, click "New"　 ![スクリーンショット 0003-08-28 午後7.19.57.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1630206503598/c1J7IyQCT.png) ・Name a project and click "Create repository" ![スクリーンショット 0003-08-28 午後7.20.48.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1630206538671/_LeG9pODK.png) **4 - Add remote repo and push to the repo** ``` exampleProject $ git remote add https://github.com/username/exampleProject.git exampleProject $ git push --set-upstream origin main ``` **ERROR! ↓** ``` Support for password authentication was removed on August 13, 2021. Please use a personal access token instead. remote: Please see https://github.blog/2020-12-15-token-authentication-requirements-for-git-operations/ for more information. ``` ## SOLUTION If you are experiencing the same error, the solution is really simple!
You just need your personal token.
**1 - Follow this [Github document](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token#creating-a-token) to create your personal token.** **2 - Run the following command line and set your username and personal token. ** ``` exampleProject $ git push --set-upstream origin main // Asks your username and password Username for 'https://github.com': {your username} Password for 'https://akiya@github.com': {your token} // You just need to set it once! ``` That's all you need. Reference:
[Token authentication requirements for Git operations](https://github.blog/2020-12-15-token-authentication-requirements-for-git-operations/)
[Creating a personal Token](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token#creating-a-token)