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Exclude node_modules and .git from Backblaze backups on Mac

Edit the file at /Library/Backblaze.bzpkg/bzdata/bzexcluderules_editable.xml.
Add these rules inside the bzexclusions tag:

<!-- Exclude node_modules. -->
<excludefname_rule plat="mac" osVers="*"  ruleIsOptional="t" skipFirstCharThenStartsWith="users/" contains_1="/node_modules/" contains_2="*" doesNotContain="*" endsWith="*" hasFileExtension="*" />
<excludefname_rule plat="mac" osVers="*"  ruleIsOptional="t" skipFirstCharThenStartsWith="users/" contains_1="/.git/" contains_2="*" doesNotContain="*" endsWith="*" hasFileExtension="*" />

Using an Access Token for the first time

Follow the instructions on Github to Create an Access Token in Github

Configure Git to use the osxkeychain

By default, git credentials are not cached so you need to tell Git if you want to avoid having to provide them each time Github requires you to authenticate. On Mac, Git comes with an “osxkeychain” mode, which caches credentials in the secure keychain that’s attached to your system account.

You can tell Git you want to store credentials in the osxkeychain by running the following:-

Log levels

Severity	Method	Appropriate for
MAX	`mark()`	a) Temporary only, while developing; never on `master` or in production
5	`fatal()`	a) Every uncaught exception
4	`error()`	a) Every `throw`, swallowed or not
3	`warn()`	a) Any `debug` or `info` that contains bad news
2	`info()`	a) Side effects after success; b) task progress; see `warn`
1	`trace()`	a) Upon entry into every routine, sig & values

	// main.js for Electron
	var app = require("app"),
	BrowserWindow = require("browser-window");

	app.on("window-all-closed", function() {
	app.quit();
	})

	var mainWindow = null;
	app.on("ready", function() {