How to use GitHub on a Unity project
A beginner's guide to collaborating on a Unity project using Git version control and GitHub as a remote repository in 2024.
Git-based
Version Control
File browser-like
Asset Management
Customizable to fit your pipeline
It helps you to put all your files at the right place in front of the right person
Project management tools
Budgeting
Crew planning
Clients
Scheduling
Task tracking
Anchorpoint
Version control with Git
Asset management
Asset reviews
Fits between your high-level project management tools and your files.
DCCs & Game engines
Tools to create content
Use Git servers and shared folders to store your production files. Anchorpoint is a desktop application that manages these files by applying metadata (tags, comments, notes) on top
Anchorpoint is based on Git and extends it with features like file locking and thumbnails. You can also use it as a regular Git client.
Anchorpoint acts as a file browser. You can sync files to a Dropbox, Google Drive or similar application, or keep all your files on a shared server (e.g. NAS) that everyone can access.
Currently, Anchorpoint connects to project management applications through an App Link. You can create web links from any folder or file and paste them anywhere in a project management application. Learn more about App Links.
We don't currently offer custom integrations, but Anchorpoint has a Python API so you can build your own.
Yes, you can. But keep in mind that certain features, like selective checkout or cleaning up the Git LFS cache, are only available in Anchorpoint. Another Git client might mess things up, because it does not have these features. If you don't use these Anchorpoint exclusive Git features, you'll be fine with another Git client. There is also no problem using Anchorpoint file locking.
What you can always use is the git command line, because it understands everything.
Anchorpoint stores metadata in its own cloud. This metadata includes textual information (tags, comments) and thumbnail images, but not production data (videos, 3D models).
It is possible to self-host the Anchorpoint Metadata Server with an Organization pricing plan.