Automating GitHub Management with Pulumi

This is a submission for the Pulumi Deploy and Document Challenge: Get Creative with Pulumi and GitHub

What I Built

This project automates GitHub repository management using Pulumi. It provides a streamlined approach to:

• ✅ Creating a GitHub repository automatically
• ✅ Initializing it with a README.md
• ✅ Creating a develop branch
• ✅ Adding an issue template to guide bug reporting

By leveraging Pulumi's GitHub provider, this solution simplifies repository setup and configuration, making it useful for developers managing multiple projects.

Live Demo Link

🚀 This is a CLI tool, not a web application, so there is no live demo link.

Project Repo

https://github.com/phuoctt03/pulumi-github-automation

My Journey

Idea and Motivation

Managing repositories manually can be time-consuming, especially when dealing with multiple projects or teams. I wanted to automate the process of setting up a repository with essential elements such as:

• A develop branch for collaboration
• An issue template to ensure consistent bug reports

Pulumi offered a clean and structured way to implement this using its GitHub provider.

Challenges Faced

1. Setting up Pulumi with GitHub API
   • Had to generate a Personal Access Token (PAT) with correct permissions.
2. Handling repository initialization
   • Used autoInit: true to ensure the repo is initialized with a README.md.
3. Issue template file management
   • Needed to set up .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md correctly within Pulumi’s RepositoryFile resource.

What I Learned

• How to use Pulumi with GitHub effectively
• The importance of setting proper GitHub API permissions
• Automating repository setup improves developer efficiency

Using Pulumi with GitHub

How Pulumi Helped

Pulumi provided an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) approach to GitHub automation. Instead of using scripts or manual configurations, I could define repositories, create new branch, and issue templates in TypeScript.

Conclusion

With Pulumi GitHub Provider + Automation API, I built a scalable, reusable solution for GitHub repository management. This project eliminates manual setup, reduces human errors, and enforces best practices automatically.

🔗 Check out the GitHub repo and try it yourself! 🚀