A Github bot to keep a fork updated with any changes made to its upstream. Visit our Website

1. Go to backstroke.co, and sign in with your Github account.
2. Click Create new link
3. Add a source repo under the text Upstream.
4. Select a destination repository - either all aforks of the upstream, or a particular form by clicking one fork and typing its name.
5. Click Save. If you push a change to the repo listed under Upstream, you'll get a pull request with any updates in the repo(s) under Fork!

• I don't see any pull requests on the upstream....: Pull requests are always proposed on forks. Take a look there instead.

• I didn't sign up for this and now I'm getting pull requests. What's going on?: This is because the upstream added backstroke to their repository. Some project maintainers use backstroke as an easy way to keep contributor's local forks up-to-date with later changes, but if you'd rather tackle that unassisted, here's how to disable backstroke on a fork.

• Why isn't Backstroke working?: Take a look at the webhook response logs. Most likely, you'll see an error. Otherwise, open an issue.

• Does Backstroke work outside of Github?: Not yet.

By Ryan Gaus