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Sharing GitHub Apps

After you create a public GitHub App, you can share your GitHub App with other GitHub users.

Sharing your GitHub App

You can share your GitHub App with other users.

Making your GitHub App available for GitHub Enterprise Server

In order for GitHub Enterprise Server instances to use your GitHub App, you must take some additional steps.

Registering a GitHub App from a manifest

A GitHub App manifest is a way to share a preconfigured GitHub App registration with other users. The manifest flow allows someone to quickly register a GitHub App.

Registering a GitHub App using URL parameters

You can use URL query parameters to help other people quickly set up a new GitHub App with a specific configuration you have preselected.