3 - Managing a branch protection rule

In this lab you will create a branch protection rule to enforce certain workflows for one or more branches

Duration: 5-10 minutes

References:

• Managing a branch protection rule
• About code owners

3.1 Add a branch protection rule

1. Navigate to the Settings > Branches settings of your own repository
2. In the section Branch protection rules click on Add rule
3. Type main* (master*) for branch name pattern
4. Check at least the following settings:
   • Require a pull request before merging
   • Require review from Code Owners
   • Require status checks to pass before merging
   • Search for buildand select it as a required status check (if Activity 2 has not been completed, create a new simple workflow)
   • Require conversation resolution before merging
   • Do not allow bypassing the above settings
5. Click Create to create the branch protection rule
6. Test the branch protection by adding/updating one file from your repository
7. Commit the changes into a new feature/lab03 branch
8. Open a new pull request from Pull requests
9. Ask the code owner to review and approve your PR
10. (Optional) Update the CODEOWNERS file to add more members or a team as code reviewers