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# Setting up a Personal Access Token

Start by visiting your [Personal access tokens settings](https://github.com/settings/tokens) and clicking "Generate new token". You may be prompted for your GitHub password.

![Peronal access tokens](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/519171/8333032/08f12bfc-1a5f-11e5-8fed-3ceb9592bd44.png)

Give the token a descriptive name, and ensure the `admin:org` permission is selected. All other defaults can be left as-is. Click "Generate token"

![New personal access token](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/4215/8340458/9c540252-1a8c-11e5-931f-41f8c783e3b7.png)

Your token will be presented to you. Save the token immediately to a secure place (such as LastPass or 1Password).

![Personal access token created](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/519171/8333119/8ae02d48-1a5f-11e5-8fe9-9b3e46d8909e.png)