Hey all new to prefect ^ ^ I m trying to make use of the git

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Hey all new to prefect ^ ^ I m trying to make use of the github block does anyone know where i can find documentation on this more specifically how i can go from the block being set up in the UI to referencing this within a task

Jeff Hale · Answer

In Prefect 2 3 you can reference the GitHub block in a Prefect Deployment or when making a deployment from the CLI I don t believe you can use it in a task What are you trying to use it for Anna just released <https annageller medium com 79a8797a7371 a1ac|this> blog post yesterday that shows how to create the GitHub read only storage block in code and then reference from the command line when creating a Deployment

Abimbola Adebayo · Answer

ohh i see my goal was read from our dbt repository run commands based on these files so i should do this in the deployment file then assume the files are available in the task amp flows

Abimbola Adebayo · Answer

< Jeff Hale> a follow up question what s the best way to get the exact path for where this repo is cloned to so i can reference a specific file using a path within a task or flow if that s possible thank you for your previous help

Jeff Hale · Answer

That s a good question I don t know that you can grab that path I believe it s temporary If you want to reference a file you can upload it to GitHub and reference it with a relative link in your flow code If you want to write out an artifact use an absolute path on your local machine or something like prefect aws s uploading functionality to send the artifact to an AWS Bucket

Abimbola Adebayo · Answer

ooh okay i ll take a look at this thank you