How to get GitHub commit notifications by email after January












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I'm part of several teams that depend heavily on GitHub's convenient "send an email every time anyone pushes commits" service, which is slated to disappear in a few weeks. I'm aware that it's been deprecated in favor of a more general WebHooks mechanism, but the docs are not very clear on exactly how one would instantiate the general mechanism to get back what the existing one does.



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      I'm part of several teams that depend heavily on GitHub's convenient "send an email every time anyone pushes commits" service, which is slated to disappear in a few weeks. I'm aware that it's been deprecated in favor of a more general WebHooks mechanism, but the docs are not very clear on exactly how one would instantiate the general mechanism to get back what the existing one does.



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      I'm part of several teams that depend heavily on GitHub's convenient "send an email every time anyone pushes commits" service, which is slated to disappear in a few weeks. I'm aware that it's been deprecated in favor of a more general WebHooks mechanism, but the docs are not very clear on exactly how one would instantiate the general mechanism to get back what the existing one does.



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          Beside the original post (Replacing Services with webhooks), you have:




          • GitHub Actions, still in beta, but which should make it possible to accomplishes this (registration here).


          • efforts made to look for a webhook-based alternative.

            For instance: pyinstaller/pyinstaller issue 3579. But there are no clear answer yet.







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            Thank you -- GitHub Actions do indeed seem promising. (I'm still surprised that apparently no one has implemented a turnkey solution already. Are there really so few people wanting an email per push on a repo that they own or contribute heavily to? Seems like a very natural mode of use to me, but perhaps I have a deep misunderstanding of the Right Way to get work done with git...)

            – Benjamin Pierce
            Nov 22 '18 at 18:34








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            Here is confirmation from GitHub that "it should be possible to build an Action that accomplishes this": twitter.com/mcolyer/status/1068304552372273153

            – Catalin Hritcu
            Dec 1 '18 at 11:19






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            It would be great if someone with access to the GitHub Actions beta could try this out. Unfortunately, I have no beta access.

            – Catalin Hritcu
            Dec 1 '18 at 11:19











          • @CatalinHritcu you can register for their beta here -> github.com/features/actions/signup/?account=

            – cecil merrel aka bringrainfire
            Dec 4 '18 at 16:42






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            It seems slightly ridiculous that there apparently isn't currently a straightforward way to retain push notification emails. This seems like a very common use case and I would have expected GitHub to provide some kind of transition path by now, especially as they're going to stop working at the end of January 2019.

            – Tim Angus
            Jan 10 at 10:57



















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          As far as I can tell, GitHub has now restored the previous functionality and even documented it again: https://help.github.com/articles/about-email-notifications-for-pushes-to-your-repository






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          • Interesting. Upvoted. Maybe related to github.blog/changelog/…

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          +100









          Beside the original post (Replacing Services with webhooks), you have:




          • GitHub Actions, still in beta, but which should make it possible to accomplishes this (registration here).


          • efforts made to look for a webhook-based alternative.

            For instance: pyinstaller/pyinstaller issue 3579. But there are no clear answer yet.







          share|improve this answer





















          • 1





            Thank you -- GitHub Actions do indeed seem promising. (I'm still surprised that apparently no one has implemented a turnkey solution already. Are there really so few people wanting an email per push on a repo that they own or contribute heavily to? Seems like a very natural mode of use to me, but perhaps I have a deep misunderstanding of the Right Way to get work done with git...)

            – Benjamin Pierce
            Nov 22 '18 at 18:34








          • 1





            Here is confirmation from GitHub that "it should be possible to build an Action that accomplishes this": twitter.com/mcolyer/status/1068304552372273153

            – Catalin Hritcu
            Dec 1 '18 at 11:19






          • 1





            It would be great if someone with access to the GitHub Actions beta could try this out. Unfortunately, I have no beta access.

            – Catalin Hritcu
            Dec 1 '18 at 11:19











          • @CatalinHritcu you can register for their beta here -> github.com/features/actions/signup/?account=

            – cecil merrel aka bringrainfire
            Dec 4 '18 at 16:42






          • 2





            It seems slightly ridiculous that there apparently isn't currently a straightforward way to retain push notification emails. This seems like a very common use case and I would have expected GitHub to provide some kind of transition path by now, especially as they're going to stop working at the end of January 2019.

            – Tim Angus
            Jan 10 at 10:57
















          10





          +100









          Beside the original post (Replacing Services with webhooks), you have:




          • GitHub Actions, still in beta, but which should make it possible to accomplishes this (registration here).


          • efforts made to look for a webhook-based alternative.

            For instance: pyinstaller/pyinstaller issue 3579. But there are no clear answer yet.







          share|improve this answer





















          • 1





            Thank you -- GitHub Actions do indeed seem promising. (I'm still surprised that apparently no one has implemented a turnkey solution already. Are there really so few people wanting an email per push on a repo that they own or contribute heavily to? Seems like a very natural mode of use to me, but perhaps I have a deep misunderstanding of the Right Way to get work done with git...)

            – Benjamin Pierce
            Nov 22 '18 at 18:34








          • 1





            Here is confirmation from GitHub that "it should be possible to build an Action that accomplishes this": twitter.com/mcolyer/status/1068304552372273153

            – Catalin Hritcu
            Dec 1 '18 at 11:19






          • 1





            It would be great if someone with access to the GitHub Actions beta could try this out. Unfortunately, I have no beta access.

            – Catalin Hritcu
            Dec 1 '18 at 11:19











          • @CatalinHritcu you can register for their beta here -> github.com/features/actions/signup/?account=

            – cecil merrel aka bringrainfire
            Dec 4 '18 at 16:42






          • 2





            It seems slightly ridiculous that there apparently isn't currently a straightforward way to retain push notification emails. This seems like a very common use case and I would have expected GitHub to provide some kind of transition path by now, especially as they're going to stop working at the end of January 2019.

            – Tim Angus
            Jan 10 at 10:57














          10





          +100







          10





          +100



          10




          +100





          Beside the original post (Replacing Services with webhooks), you have:




          • GitHub Actions, still in beta, but which should make it possible to accomplishes this (registration here).


          • efforts made to look for a webhook-based alternative.

            For instance: pyinstaller/pyinstaller issue 3579. But there are no clear answer yet.







          share|improve this answer















          Beside the original post (Replacing Services with webhooks), you have:




          • GitHub Actions, still in beta, but which should make it possible to accomplishes this (registration here).


          • efforts made to look for a webhook-based alternative.

            For instance: pyinstaller/pyinstaller issue 3579. But there are no clear answer yet.








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          • 1





            Thank you -- GitHub Actions do indeed seem promising. (I'm still surprised that apparently no one has implemented a turnkey solution already. Are there really so few people wanting an email per push on a repo that they own or contribute heavily to? Seems like a very natural mode of use to me, but perhaps I have a deep misunderstanding of the Right Way to get work done with git...)

            – Benjamin Pierce
            Nov 22 '18 at 18:34








          • 1





            Here is confirmation from GitHub that "it should be possible to build an Action that accomplishes this": twitter.com/mcolyer/status/1068304552372273153

            – Catalin Hritcu
            Dec 1 '18 at 11:19






          • 1





            It would be great if someone with access to the GitHub Actions beta could try this out. Unfortunately, I have no beta access.

            – Catalin Hritcu
            Dec 1 '18 at 11:19











          • @CatalinHritcu you can register for their beta here -> github.com/features/actions/signup/?account=

            – cecil merrel aka bringrainfire
            Dec 4 '18 at 16:42






          • 2





            It seems slightly ridiculous that there apparently isn't currently a straightforward way to retain push notification emails. This seems like a very common use case and I would have expected GitHub to provide some kind of transition path by now, especially as they're going to stop working at the end of January 2019.

            – Tim Angus
            Jan 10 at 10:57














          • 1





            Thank you -- GitHub Actions do indeed seem promising. (I'm still surprised that apparently no one has implemented a turnkey solution already. Are there really so few people wanting an email per push on a repo that they own or contribute heavily to? Seems like a very natural mode of use to me, but perhaps I have a deep misunderstanding of the Right Way to get work done with git...)

            – Benjamin Pierce
            Nov 22 '18 at 18:34








          • 1





            Here is confirmation from GitHub that "it should be possible to build an Action that accomplishes this": twitter.com/mcolyer/status/1068304552372273153

            – Catalin Hritcu
            Dec 1 '18 at 11:19






          • 1





            It would be great if someone with access to the GitHub Actions beta could try this out. Unfortunately, I have no beta access.

            – Catalin Hritcu
            Dec 1 '18 at 11:19











          • @CatalinHritcu you can register for their beta here -> github.com/features/actions/signup/?account=

            – cecil merrel aka bringrainfire
            Dec 4 '18 at 16:42






          • 2





            It seems slightly ridiculous that there apparently isn't currently a straightforward way to retain push notification emails. This seems like a very common use case and I would have expected GitHub to provide some kind of transition path by now, especially as they're going to stop working at the end of January 2019.

            – Tim Angus
            Jan 10 at 10:57








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          1





          Thank you -- GitHub Actions do indeed seem promising. (I'm still surprised that apparently no one has implemented a turnkey solution already. Are there really so few people wanting an email per push on a repo that they own or contribute heavily to? Seems like a very natural mode of use to me, but perhaps I have a deep misunderstanding of the Right Way to get work done with git...)

          – Benjamin Pierce
          Nov 22 '18 at 18:34







          Thank you -- GitHub Actions do indeed seem promising. (I'm still surprised that apparently no one has implemented a turnkey solution already. Are there really so few people wanting an email per push on a repo that they own or contribute heavily to? Seems like a very natural mode of use to me, but perhaps I have a deep misunderstanding of the Right Way to get work done with git...)

          – Benjamin Pierce
          Nov 22 '18 at 18:34






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          Here is confirmation from GitHub that "it should be possible to build an Action that accomplishes this": twitter.com/mcolyer/status/1068304552372273153

          – Catalin Hritcu
          Dec 1 '18 at 11:19





          Here is confirmation from GitHub that "it should be possible to build an Action that accomplishes this": twitter.com/mcolyer/status/1068304552372273153

          – Catalin Hritcu
          Dec 1 '18 at 11:19




          1




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          It would be great if someone with access to the GitHub Actions beta could try this out. Unfortunately, I have no beta access.

          – Catalin Hritcu
          Dec 1 '18 at 11:19





          It would be great if someone with access to the GitHub Actions beta could try this out. Unfortunately, I have no beta access.

          – Catalin Hritcu
          Dec 1 '18 at 11:19













          @CatalinHritcu you can register for their beta here -> github.com/features/actions/signup/?account=

          – cecil merrel aka bringrainfire
          Dec 4 '18 at 16:42





          @CatalinHritcu you can register for their beta here -> github.com/features/actions/signup/?account=

          – cecil merrel aka bringrainfire
          Dec 4 '18 at 16:42




          2




          2





          It seems slightly ridiculous that there apparently isn't currently a straightforward way to retain push notification emails. This seems like a very common use case and I would have expected GitHub to provide some kind of transition path by now, especially as they're going to stop working at the end of January 2019.

          – Tim Angus
          Jan 10 at 10:57





          It seems slightly ridiculous that there apparently isn't currently a straightforward way to retain push notification emails. This seems like a very common use case and I would have expected GitHub to provide some kind of transition path by now, especially as they're going to stop working at the end of January 2019.

          – Tim Angus
          Jan 10 at 10:57













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          As far as I can tell, GitHub has now restored the previous functionality and even documented it again: https://help.github.com/articles/about-email-notifications-for-pushes-to-your-repository






          share|improve this answer
























          • Interesting. Upvoted. Maybe related to github.blog/changelog/…

            – VonC
            Feb 5 at 13:59
















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          As far as I can tell, GitHub has now restored the previous functionality and even documented it again: https://help.github.com/articles/about-email-notifications-for-pushes-to-your-repository






          share|improve this answer
























          • Interesting. Upvoted. Maybe related to github.blog/changelog/…

            – VonC
            Feb 5 at 13:59














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          As far as I can tell, GitHub has now restored the previous functionality and even documented it again: https://help.github.com/articles/about-email-notifications-for-pushes-to-your-repository






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          As far as I can tell, GitHub has now restored the previous functionality and even documented it again: https://help.github.com/articles/about-email-notifications-for-pushes-to-your-repository







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          • Interesting. Upvoted. Maybe related to github.blog/changelog/…

            – VonC
            Feb 5 at 13:59



















          • Interesting. Upvoted. Maybe related to github.blog/changelog/…

            – VonC
            Feb 5 at 13:59

















          Interesting. Upvoted. Maybe related to github.blog/changelog/…

          – VonC
          Feb 5 at 13:59





          Interesting. Upvoted. Maybe related to github.blog/changelog/…

          – VonC
          Feb 5 at 13:59


















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