# GitHub Repository Setup Guide
This guide will help you create and push the UniFi MCP server to GitHub.
## Current Status
✅ Git repository initialized
✅ Files committed locally
✅ README.md created with full documentation
✅ .gitignore configured
✅ MIT License added
## Manual GitHub Repository Creation
### Option 1: Using GitHub Web Interface (Easiest)
1. **Go to GitHub and create a new repository:**
- Visit: https://github.com/new
- Repository name: `mcp-unifi`
- Description: `Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for UniFi Network management - 24 tools for device control, client management, WLAN configuration, and network monitoring`
- Visibility: Public
- **DO NOT** initialize with README, .gitignore, or license (we already have these)
2. **Push the local repository to GitHub:**
```bash
cd "C:\Users\Administrator\mcp-servers\unifi"
git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/mcp-unifi.git
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main
```
3. **Verify the repository:**
- Visit: https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/mcp-unifi
- Check that all files are present (README.md, LICENSE, src/, etc.)
### Option 2: Using GitHub CLI (If Installed)
1. **Create and push the repository in one command:**
```bash
cd "C:\Users\Administrator\mcp-servers\unifi"
gh repo create mcp-unifi --public --source=. --remote=origin --push
```
2. **Verify the repository:**
```bash
gh repo view --web
```
### Option 3: Using the Provided Script
1. **Make sure the repository exists on GitHub first** (create via web interface)
2. **Update your GitHub username in the script:**
```bash
# Edit push-to-github.sh if your username is not mjrestivo16
nano push-to-github.sh
```
3. **Run the script:**
```bash
cd "C:\Users\Administrator\mcp-servers\unifi"
bash push-to-github.sh
```
## Repository Structure
The following files will be pushed to GitHub:
```
mcp-unifi/
├── .gitignore # Excludes node_modules, dist, .env
├── LICENSE # MIT License
├── README.md # Complete documentation
├── package.json # Node.js dependencies
├── tsconfig.json # TypeScript configuration
└── src/
└── index.ts # Main MCP server implementation
```
**Note:** The following are intentionally excluded via .gitignore:
- `node_modules/` - Dependencies (can be reinstalled with `npm install`)
- `dist/` - Build output (can be rebuilt with `npm run build`)
- `.env` - Environment variables with credentials (never commit!)
## After Pushing to GitHub
### Add Repository Topics (Optional)
1. Go to your repository on GitHub
2. Click "About" > "Settings" (gear icon)
3. Add topics: `mcp`, `model-context-protocol`, `unifi`, `network-management`, `typescript`, `claude`, `ai-tools`
### Enable GitHub Actions (Optional)
Consider adding CI/CD workflows to automatically:
- Build and test on push
- Check TypeScript types
- Lint code
- Publish to npm
### Update Repository Settings (Optional)
1. **Enable Issues** - for bug reports and feature requests
2. **Enable Discussions** - for community questions
3. **Add a description** - shows up in search results
4. **Set homepage URL** - link to documentation or demo
## Sharing Your Repository
Once published, share your repository URL:
```
https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/mcp-unifi
```
Users can then install it with:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/mcp-unifi.git
cd mcp-unifi
npm install
npm run build
```
## Troubleshooting
### Authentication Issues
If you get authentication errors when pushing:
1. **Generate a Personal Access Token (PAT):**
- Go to: https://github.com/settings/tokens
- Click "Generate new token (classic)"
- Select scopes: `repo` (full control of private repositories)
- Copy the token
2. **Use the token when pushing:**
```bash
git remote set-url origin https://YOUR_TOKEN@github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/mcp-unifi.git
git push -u origin main
```
3. **Or configure Git credential helper:**
```bash
git config --global credential.helper wincred # Windows
git config --global credential.helper osxkeychain # macOS
git config --global credential.helper store # Linux
```
### Branch Name Issues
If your default branch is `master` instead of `main`:
```bash
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main
```
## Next Steps
After successfully pushing to GitHub:
1. ✅ Add repository topics for discoverability
2. ✅ Enable Issues for bug tracking
3. ✅ Star your own repository
4. ✅ Share with the community
5. ✅ Consider publishing to npm for easier installation
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**Repository Created:** Ready to push
**Commit Message:** "Initial commit: UniFi MCP server with 24 tools for network management"
**Files Ready:** 6 files committed (694 lines)
