{"id":569,"date":"2026-01-20T15:49:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/using-git-repositories-in-scout-control-panel\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:49:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:49:50","slug":"using-git-repositories-in-scout-control-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/using-git-repositories-in-scout-control-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Git Repositories in Scout Control Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You&#8217;ve got a site setup in Scout but now you want to <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"banner-note\">\ud83d\udca1<strong>Note: <\/strong>This guide assumes that you&#8217;ve already setup a <strong>Git Repository<\/strong> that you wish to use with <strong>Scout<\/strong>. If you&#8217;ve not yet created a <strong>Git Repository<\/strong> for use with <strong>Scout<\/strong> please see our guide <strong><em>Using Git Repositories in Scout Control Panel<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"method-1-swapping-the-domain\"><strong>Obtaining the Webhook URL:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"login-to-your-freethought-group-account\"><strong>Login to your cloudabove account<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Login to your&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/my.cloudabove.com\">Customer Portal<\/a><\/strong> account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on&nbsp;<strong>Scout Control Panel<\/strong>&nbsp;in the top row.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"open-the-site-settings\"><strong>Open the Site settings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In&nbsp;<strong>Scout<\/strong>, you\u2019ll see a list of your&nbsp;<strong>Sites<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the site you want to manage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the&nbsp;<strong>Settings cog icon<\/strong>&nbsp;beside that site.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.freethought.group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ScoutSettings-1024x189.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4381\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"deleting-the-site\"><strong>Copy the Webhook URL for the repository<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to&nbsp;<strong>Git<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <strong>Options<\/strong> drop down and select <strong>Webhook URL<\/strong> option to copy the <strong>URL<\/strong> to your clipboard.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.freethought.group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GitWebhookURL-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4520\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"switching-the-domain\">Adding the Webhook to Git:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"login-to-your-freethought-group-account\">Navigate to your Git Repository<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Login to <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\">https:\/\/github.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the repository that you wish to use with <strong>Scout<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"open-the-site-settings\">Add the Webhook<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on <strong>Settings<\/strong> located in the bar at the top of the page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Webhooks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Add Webhook<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.freethought.group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GitAddWebhook-1024x458.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4518\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Paste the <strong>Webhook URL<\/strong> in the <strong>Payload URL<\/strong> box.<br>5. Click <strong>Add Webhook<\/strong> at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.freethought.group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GitAddURL.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4519\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s it, you\u2019ve now setup a <strong>Git Webhook<\/strong> in <strong>Scout<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are running into any issues or have any further questions or concerns, please don\u2019t hesitate to get in touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve got a site setup in Scout but now you want to \ud83d\udca1Note: This guide assumes that you&#8217;ve already setup a Git Repository that you wish to use with Scout. 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