To retrieve code from GitHub using a Prefect managed work pool, you generally don't need specific pip packages for the GitHub integration itself, but you should ensure that your environment is set up to handle Git-based storage. Here are the steps and considerations:
1.
Git Installation: Ensure that Git is installed in the environment where the Prefect worker is running. This is necessary for cloning repositories.
2.
Authentication:
- For
public repositories, you can directly use the repository URL.
- For
private repositories, you need to authenticate. You can use a Personal Access Token (PAT) for this purpose. It's recommended to use HTTPS with fine-grained PATs to limit access by repository. You can store these credentials using Prefect's Secret block or a credentials block specific to your Git platform.
3.
Environment Configuration:
- If using a private repository, set up the necessary environment variables or configuration files to store your credentials securely.
4.
Prefect Configuration:
- If using Prefect's deployment features, you can reference your Git repository in the deployment configuration using a
GitRepository
object or directly in the
prefect.yaml
file for public repositories.
For more details on setting up Git-based storage with Prefect, you can refer to the
Prefect documentation on storing flow code.
Remember to ensure that your Prefect worker environment is capable of executing Git commands and has access to the necessary credentials for private repositories.