4  Miscellaneous tips and tricks

4.1 Easy Extensions

• Making a repo work like a simple website https://happygitwithr.com/workflows-browsability.html##workflows-browsability
• Installing a Git Client https://happygitwithr.com/git-client.html##git-client
• Good default folder structure and setup for a typical analysis project: https://frbcesab.github.io/rcompendium/index.html

4.2 Advanced Uses

• Host a website: https://www.emilyzabor.com/tutorials/rmarkdown_websites_tutorial.html
• Use GitHub Actions for continuous integration: https://beamilz.com/posts/series-gha/2022-series-gha-1-what-is/en/
• Using GitHub to manage frequently updated data:
  • https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000125
    
  • https://www.updatingdata.org/githubactions/
  • https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13982