# Connect a git host

> Connect your own identity to GitHub, GitLab, Gitea or Forgejo.

Source: https://usefiretower.com/docs/git

## Before you start

Use your own git-host account. If your company’s host is missing, ask an administrator to [add it](https://usefiretower.com/docs/git-admin). The steps below show GitHub’s browser sign-in.

Screenshots show the desktop app with sample data.

## 1\. Choose your git host

Open **Repositories → Git hosts**. Find your host and select **Connect**.

![Repositories → Git hosts: choose Connect](https://usefiretower.com/product/setup-git-page-light.webp)

Repositories → Git hosts: choose Connect. Desktop app · sample data. Select to enlarge.

## 2\. Approve the connection

Firetower opens your browser and shows a code. Enter it on the sign-in page and approve access to the organizations you need. Return to Firetower when you finish.

![Use the displayed code to approve GitHub access](https://usefiretower.com/product/setup-git-code-light.webp)

Use the displayed code to approve GitHub access. Select to enlarge.

## 3\. Confirm your identity

Wait for the host to show **connected**. Select **Identity** to review the name and email used for commits.

![Connected host and commit identity](https://usefiretower.com/product/setup-git-connected-light.webp)

Connected host and commit identity. Select to enlarge.

## 4\. Find your repository

Open **Repositories → All repositories**. Find the repository you want to use. If it is missing, check your organization access on the git host.

![Find repositories available through your connection](https://usefiretower.com/product/setup-git-repos-light.webp)

Find repositories available through your connection. Select to enlarge.

## Other sign-in methods

GitLab can use browser sign-in when the instance supports it. Gitea and Forgejo use personal access tokens. When Firetower asks for a token, use its provider link and follow the permissions shown, then paste the token and select **Connect**.

Next: [configure a repository](https://usefiretower.com/docs/repo-setup).