Lesson 3: How to Set Up a GitHub Account for HACS Integration

Before you can install HACS, you need a GitHub account and a personal access token. This lesson walks you through creating your account and generating the token required by the HACS installer.

✅ What You'll Learn:

• Creating a free GitHub account
• Generating a personal access token
• Setting the correct token permissions for HACS

📌 Requirements:

• ✔ An email address for GitHub registration
• ✔ Home Assistant with SSH enabled (from Lesson 2)

🔗 Links:

• github.com — create your account here