# GitHub Setup Instructions

## 🚀 Push to GitHub

Follow these steps to publish your MCP Aruba Email Server to GitHub:

### 1. Create GitHub Repository

1. Go to [github.com/new](https://github.com/new)
2. Repository name: `mcp-aruba`
3. Description: `MCP server for Aruba email integration - Read and send emails via IMAP/SMTP with AI assistants`
4. Choose **Public** (to share with other Aruba users)
5. **DO NOT** initialize with README, .gitignore, or license (we already have them)
6. Click **Create repository**

### 2. Push to GitHub

After creating the repository, run these commands:

```bash
cd /Users/giacomofiorucci/Sviluppo/mcp_aruba

# Add GitHub remote (replace YOUR_USERNAME with your GitHub username)
git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/mcp-aruba.git

# Rename branch to main (modern convention)
git branch -M main

# Push to GitHub
git push -u origin main
```

### 3. Verify Upload

Go to your repository URL:
```
https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/mcp-aruba
```

You should see:
- ✅ README.md displayed on homepage
- ✅ All files present
- ✅ LICENSE showing MIT
- ✅ No credentials in .env (only .env.example)

### 4. Add GitHub Topics

On your repository page:
1. Click ⚙️ Settings
2. Under "Topics", add:
   - `mcp`
   - `mcp-server`
   - `aruba`
   - `email`
   - `imap`
   - `smtp`
   - `claude`
   - `ai`
   - `python`

This helps others discover your project!

### 5. Enable GitHub Pages (Optional)

For better documentation visibility:
1. Go to Settings → Pages
2. Source: Deploy from branch `main`
3. Folder: `/docs` or `/ (root)`
4. Save

### 6. Add Repository Description

Click the ⚙️ icon next to "About" and add:
- **Description**: MCP server for Aruba email - IMAP/SMTP integration with AI assistants like Claude
- **Website**: (leave empty or add docs URL)
- **Topics**: (already added in step 4)

## 📢 Share Your Project

After publishing, you can:

1. **Share on Model Context Protocol community**
   - Add to [MCP Registry](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers)
   - Post in [MCP Discussions](https://github.com/orgs/modelcontextprotocol/discussions)

2. **Share on social media**
   ```
   🚀 Just published MCP Aruba Email Server - integrate your Aruba email 
   with AI assistants like Claude Desktop! 
   
   ✉️ Read, search, and send emails
   🤖 Full MCP support
   🔒 Secure & local
   
   Check it out: https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/mcp-aruba
   
   #MCP #AI #Email #OpenSource
   ```

3. **Add to your profile README**
   Feature it as a pinned repository!

## 🔄 Future Updates

When you make changes:

```bash
git add .
git commit -m "Add new feature"
git push origin main
```

## 📊 Add Badges to README

Consider adding these badges to make your README more professional:

```markdown
![GitHub stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/YOUR_USERNAME/mcp-aruba)
![GitHub forks](https://img.shields.io/github/forks/YOUR_USERNAME/mcp-aruba)
![GitHub issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/YOUR_USERNAME/mcp-aruba)
![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10+-blue.svg)
![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green.svg)
```

## 🎉 You're Done!

Your MCP Aruba Email Server is now public and ready for other Aruba users to discover and use!

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**Questions?** Check [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.
