How to Push Your Code to GitHub from ChanTan Studio

Keep a copy of your ChanTan Studio project in your own private GitHub repository: connect once, push with one button, and turn on automatic sync.

GitHub is a place to keep a copy of your project's files in your own account. If you've never used it, you don't need it — publishing is how you put your app online. GitHub is for people who want their own copy of the code.

Two things to understand first:

• It is one-way. ChanTan sends your files to GitHub, never the other way round.
• Your repository is always private. Only you can see it.
• There is no ZIP download of project code today. GitHub is the way to get the code out. (Settings → Security → "Export data" downloads your account data — profile, projects list, credit history — not your app's code.)

1. Connect your GitHub account

Open Settings → Integrations and press "Connect".

You can also start from inside a project: press the GitHub button in the project header → "Push to GitHub" → "Connect GitHub".

2. Approve on GitHub

GitHub asks you to approve the connection. Say yes, and you come straight back to where you started.

When it works you see "GitHub connected" and your @username appears as a green chip. If it fails you'll see "Could not connect GitHub. Try again." — press it again.

3. Open your project and press "Push to GitHub"

Go into the project you want to save, press the GitHub button in the header, then "Push to GitHub".

4. Name the repository and push

The first time, choose a "Repository name" — it's already filled in from your project name. Underneath it says: "Created as a PRIVATE repo on @username — only you can see it."

Press "Create repo & push".

✅ Done! When it finishes you get an "Open on GitHub" button. Press it to see your files sitting in your own private repository.

Pushing again later

After the first push, the button becomes "Push latest code", and a line above it tells you the truth:

You can't push the same project twice within 30 seconds — you'll see "Just pushed — give it a few seconds and try again."

Keeping it in sync automatically

After the first push, a tick-box appears: "Keep GitHub in sync automatically" — "Pushes your changes within ~5 minutes. Many edits become one commit."

⚠️ "Files you edit on GitHub get replaced on the next sync. Files you add stay." ChanTan is the source of truth for files it manages — don't do your editing on GitHub's side.

Auto-sync switches itself off after repeated failures, or straight away when the cause can't fix itself: GitHub disconnected, the repository name taken, the project deleted, or the project too large. Tick the box again to clear that and resume.

What's protected

• Repositories are always created private.
• Your database keys are removed and replaced with placeholders before anything is sent.
• If that removal can't be guaranteed, nothing is sent at all — you'll see: "We couldn't verify your database keys would be removed, so nothing was pushed. Try again in a moment."
• Settings files containing secrets are never sent.

Honest limits

Also honest: GitHub error messages come back in English, even when the rest of the app is in your language.

Disconnecting

Settings → Integrations → "Disconnect" → confirm with "Yes, disconnect".

Your repositories are not deleted. "Repos are created private. Disconnecting removes Chantan's access — your repos stay yours."

If afterwards you see "Disconnected here, but GitHub still lists the app", finish the removal on GitHub's side: GitHub → Settings → Applications → remove "Chantan Studio".

Remember

GitHub is a backup and a way to own your code. It is not how your app goes online — that's Publish, and it stays the right way to get your app in front of visitors.