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  • From the main window, click "VCS", "Check out from Version Control", then "GitHub".
  • When it prompts you for a repository, click the "+" icon and enter the URL for the DSpace Repository in GitHub which you wish to work with (e.g. https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace.git OR if you have your own fork: https://github.com/\[your-username\]/DSpace.git).
    • IMPORTANT NOTE: If you plan to do a larger amount of DSpace development or local changes, you may wish to first "fork" the DSpace GitHub Repository (https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace) to your own GitHub account. This will create your own copy of the DSpace source code under your GitHub account (e.g. https://github.com/\[your-username\]/DSpace). You can then checkout your own forked repository to work from and commit local changes to (push changes to). For more information, see the GitHub help page on "Forking a Repo".
  • Next, select the "Remote Branch" you wish to develop on. A few hints: [[Copied from NetBeans, actually it is different for IntelliJ IDEA]]
    • Branches named "dspace-#_#_x" (e.g. dspace-1_8_x) are Bug Fix / Maintenance branches. So, the latest code in that bug-fix or maintenance release will be available on that branch. This code tends to be more stable overall. As such, we recommend most developers use the appropriate Bug Fix / Maintenance branch for their local development.
    • The branch named master is roughly equivalent to the old SVN Trunk. As such, it may not be as stable, but it includes the latest & greatest code which is being prepared for the next major release. Unless you know what you are doing, we do NOT recommend running this code in Production. It is essentially "unsupported" until it is officially released.
    • If you wish to work from a "tagged" (official release) version of DSpace (e.g. 1.8.2), you can download those releases as Tarballs/Zips from: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/tags You could then use that Tarball/Zip to import it into your own Git/GitHub or SVN repository as you see fit.

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