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GitHub API limits users to 60 requests per hour if not logged in,
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and since we send 1 request to check each kext's update,
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the 60 requests limit could be easily exceeded.
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the 60 requests limit could be easily exceeded.
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You can create an API token with your GitHub account to increase the rate limit to 5000 reqeusts per hour.
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1. Log in to GitHub on this page.
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1. Click on the profile picture on the upper-right corner, click **Settings**
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<details> <summary>Screenshot</summary>
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<img width='20%' src='https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/22280294/199890212-61d98006-d5b1-4104-a6c7-cc4385dd3c49.png'>
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</details>
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3. In the left sidebar, click **Developer Settings** at the bottom
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4. In the left sidebar, under **Personal Access Tokens**, click **Fine-grained tokens**
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5. Click **Generate New Token** on the right
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6. Enter OCPM for **Token Name**
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7. Set an expiration day
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8. Scroll down and click **Generate Token**
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9. Copy the token
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### After Generating a Token
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After generating a token, you can login to GitHub on OCPM by typing:
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`ocpm --login <your_token_here>`
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