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# Git Sidebar

### Use most Git commands through the GUI

Clicking the **\[Git]** button(<img src="/files/YtPCl7M3p6yJD3ELQ6TU" alt="" data-size="line">) in the Sidebar allows you to manage source code versions. In the Git Sidebar, you can easily use Git-related features without commands.

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To use Arkain's distributed version control feature, a [GitHub](https://github.com/) account that supports Git repository hosting is required. GitHub is the most popular Git repository hosting service.
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### Connecting to a GitHub remote repository

<figure><img src="/files/uehYBMLThb6hz3aKImcH" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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Click the **\[Register repository]** button in the **Git Sidebar**.&#x20;
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Select remote repository type from Git and GitHub options.
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Click the **\[GitHub Authorization]** button to link your GitHub account.&#x20;
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Select an existing repository from GitHub.&#x20;
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If needed, fill in other required information and click the **\[Clone to repository]** button.
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To change the directory connected to the repository, go to the **\[Directory Setting]** tab in the Git window and select a different directory.
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