Hi Springer,
 To check the step by step tutorial, I created a test repo and everything 
went well. So I am almost confident the tutorial should work.
 I may recommend to create a new Token and try again. The main branch is 
main and NOT master.

Give another try and let me know.

Mohammad

On Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 5:39:18 PM UTC+3:30 springer wrote:

> Mohammad, alas that is not the issue either; I had already tried entering 
> "master" and "main" as well as leaving the branch field blank in my 
> settings. I also tried creating a /wiki/ folder in case that would make a 
> difference. For what it's worth, I just tried downloading a fresh empty 
> tw5, and saving to github (with same credentials). 401 always. So it must 
> be something about my GitHub account or how it's handling authorization 
> tokens (though I've also tried with my overall GitHub password, with no 
> luck). I'm not trying to treat tw google groups as GitHub tech support, but 
> I'm following up here partly in case others run into the same issue. And of 
> course I'll follow up with another post if I resolve the problem.
> -Springer
> On Monday, November 16, 2020 at 11:10:20 AM UTC-5 Mohammad wrote:
>
>> Springer,
>>  I checked the tutorial and also you repo on GitHub at 
>> https://github.com/springerspandrel/tw
>> If you note your repo is in main branch instead of master branch.
>>
>> So, in Tiddlywiki (your index.html) for target branch for saving enter 
>> main instead of master.
>>
>>
>> Saving is a little slow.
>>
>> Best wishes
>> Mohammad
>>
>>
>> On Monday, November 16, 2020 at 3:45:06 PM UTC+3:30 springer wrote:
>>
>>> Mohammad, thanks for following up. I do understand that the 401 error 
>>> reflects a problem with authorization, and that's why I clarified (in my 
>>> post) that I *had* attempted to follow your tutorial, including the steps 
>>> to create the personal access token (with repo and gist permissions), and 
>>> even tried doing those steps a second time once the first failed. Clearly, 
>>> something is not right, but it seems to be something not addressed in the 
>>> tutorial (or something that is there, but which I somehow failed to 
>>> register, because of my total unfamiliarity with github). I'll try again 
>>> when I have another hour to spare.
>>> -Springer
>>>
>>> On Monday, November 16, 2020 at 12:15:37 AM UTC-5 Mohammad wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Springer,
>>>>  Check the FAQ in tutorial
>>>>
>>>> https://kookma.github.io/TW5-GitHub-Saver/#FAQ
>>>>
>>>> Best
>>>> Mohammad
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, November 16, 2020 at 2:52:05 AM UTC+3:30 springer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Mohammad (and other github folks),
>>>>>
>>>>> I tremendously appreciate the TW5-GitHub-Saver tutorial that you've 
>>>>> shared for "non-tech people"...
>>>>>
>>>>> (Victor, TiddlyDrive with GDrive is indeed almost as convenient as 
>>>>> tiddlyspot for editing my own projects, but it doesn't seem to function 
>>>>> as 
>>>>> a public-facing server, right? So in that respect it doesn't come close 
>>>>> to 
>>>>> filling tiddlyspot's shoes.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Even with your essential GitHub TW5 tutorial, it's been slow for me to 
>>>>> wade through the github jargon. I finally got to the point where my 
>>>>> sample 
>>>>> uploaded tw file is properly served up via its new github url (which I 
>>>>> can 
>>>>> share, in case it helps with troubleshooting): 
>>>>> http://springerspandrel.github.io/tw/index.html
>>>>>
>>>>> I also generated a password token through github, and set up the 
>>>>> Control Panel > Save > GitHub fields in accord with tutorial:
>>>>>
>>>>> >Open the index.html from step 2 and from $:/ControlPanel 
>>>>> <https://kookma.github.io/TW5-GitHub-Saver/#%24%3A%2FControlPanel>, 
>>>>> *GitHub 
>>>>> <https://kookma.github.io/TW5-GitHub-Saver/#GitHub> Saver* tab fill 
>>>>> out the required information
>>>>>
>>>>>    - >Username=the username for the Git service account
>>>>>    - >Password=access token
>>>>>    - >Target repository=the repo name from step 3 
>>>>>    (e.g. kookma/reponame
>>>>>    - >Target branch=use default (master)
>>>>>    - >path=use default (/)
>>>>>    - >filename=index.html
>>>>>
>>>>> But now any attempt to save (tried on GC, FF, and Safari) ends with 
>>>>> "Error while saving: XMLHttpRequest error code: 401" ... I went down a 
>>>>> rabbit-hole of wondering whether I need to create a "gist" (since you 
>>>>> mention gist, alongside repo, in connection with authentication details), 
>>>>> but I'm clearly wasting my time. I've tried working with an alternate 
>>>>> github OAUTH access token, as well as using my overall github password.
>>>>>
>>>>> And I'm afraid I've now squandered far more than my budgeted hour away 
>>>>> from my actual job. Any tips?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks to all, and especially to Mohammad!
>>>>>
>>>>> -Springer
>>>>>
>>>>> On Friday, November 13, 2020 at 1:06:31 PM UTC-5 Victor Dorneanu wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> There is also Tiddlydrive <https://tiddlydrive.github.io/>: Edit 
>>>>>> tiddlywiki files directly on Google Drive. And by using multcloud 
>>>>>> <https://www.multcloud.com/> you can export your Tiddlywiki to 
>>>>>> different cloud storage providers (e.g. AWS S3). 
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Victor
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Monday, November 9, 2020 at 4:19:58 PM UTC+1 Mohammad wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>> ...*GitHub Pages*
>>>>>>> This is the recommended method, it needs like one hour, to set up 
>>>>>>> your new account on https://github.com/ and host your Tiddlywiki 
>>>>>>> using GitHub Pages...
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> *2. Tiddlywiki based on release 5.1.20 and newer [recommended]*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> ... instruction has been given here: 
>>>>>>> https://kookma.github.io/TW5-GitHub-Saver/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> This method is simpler, straight forward and better for non-tech 
>>>>>>> people.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *The published Tiddlywiki on GitHub can be accessed by any viewer 
>>>>>>> has the site URL and a rather new browser!*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> --Mohammad
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>

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