GitHub Integration

Gephi Lite is serverless. Unless you chose to, no data will leave your computer when using Gephi Lite. It's a graph editor which can open file from your local computer or any public graph available on the internet.

However, many people now prefer working in the cloud with their favorite applications. That’s why we provide an optional GitHub integration. If you want to use it you have to first authenticate using your GitHub account. Once onde you’ll be able to open and save graphs directly from Github Gist.

Using Github Gist allow you to save your graph on Github Cloud but also to share then publicly if you want.

Authentication

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Gephi Lite uses GitHub OAuth Device Flow.

1. Open the Workspace menu (top left of the screen) and click on the Link to GitHub item.
   The following modal should be displayed:

   

2. Copy the displayed code and click on the Open GitHub button.
   This opens a GitHub page in a new browser window.

   

3. Sign in to GitHub and click Continue. The Device Activation page will appear, asking you to enter the code.

   

4. Enter the code and click Continue. The Authorization page will then appear asking to confirm your acknowledgment to let Gephi-Lite create gists on your behalf.

   

5. Verify that the authorization request is from the Gephi organization and for the Gephi-Lite project.
   If correct, and if you agree to allow Gephi Lite access to your Gists, click Authorize gephi.

   

6. Once authorized, you can close the window and return to Gephi Lite.
   If the modal is closed, your Gephi Lite instance is now connected to GitHub.

Open a graph from GitHub

1. Open the Workspace menu and click on the Open from GitHub item.
   A new panel will appear on the left side.

2. Click on Open a file from GitHub. A table will be displayed with a list of your Gists (most recent at the top).

   

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Gephi Lite filters gists by filename extension. Only files with .json, .gexf, or .graphml are listed.

3. Select a file by clicking on its row in the table, then click the Open button.

Save a graph previously opened from GitHub

If you opened a gephi-lite graph file from GitHub, saving modifications is straightforward:

1. Open the Workspace menu.

2. Click on the Save item.

   

This will update your GitHub gist with the changes, creating a new revision.

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If you opened a .gexf or .graphml file from GitHub, the Save option will not be available.
In that case, use Save As instead (see below).

Save a graph to your GitHub profile

If you are connected to GitHub, you can save any graph to your account:

1. Open the Workspace menu.

2. Click on the Save As item.

3. In the modal, select Save on GitHub As from the left menu.

   

4. Fill in the form and validate it.

🎉 Congrats! Your graph is now saved in your GitHub gists.

You can reopen in any computer as long as you authenticate to your github account.

You can also share your Gist hosted file with someone by sharing an URL to Gephi Lite. Learn how to do that in the Share Graph as URL documentation. Heads up, if you want to share it make sure to enable the Create a public gist option when saving your graph.