Migrate from Dependabot preview to Dependabot

[HonkingGoose]

EDIT: This post is now outdated due to Dependabot being integrated into GitHub. Please check the linked pull-request to migrate to the new version of Dependabot.

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I'm noticing that Dependabot does not seem to take the configuration file and apply it properly:

• Dependabot is not applying the default label correctly, the config file says the label should be: dependabot. Instead it only applies the dependencies label.
• Dependabot also didn't create the reviewer ben correctly.

I've validated the current config file at https://dependabot.com/docs/config-file/validator/ and that says that everything is fine.

I think you should check the Dependabot dashboard, to see what that says:
https://app.dependabot.com

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I would expect you to see something similar to the dependabot configuration screenshot (on the dashboard click on the gear/cog next to the repository name):

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See #1355 for the Dependabot pull-request that's not working right.

[ben]

Sadly no, this is what we see:

[HonkingGoose]

It seems that the Dependabot config file will only work when you have installed Dependabot Preview on the GitHub Marketplace.

So try this:

1. Install Dependabot Preview from https://github.com/marketplace/dependabot-preview
2. Configure the repository access of Dependabot Preview at https://github.com/settings/installations
   
3. And then click on the yellow highlighted button to select the ProGit2 repository:
   

Source for statement:
https://github.community/t5/How-to-use-Git-and-GitHub/dependabot-config-file-is-valid-but-dependabot-isn-t-creating/td-p/31145

Or you can choose to git revert the commit that introduced the Dependabot config file, and just manage things from the dashboard. :)

[HonkingGoose]

Dependabot is now added to the base GitHub functionality.

You'll need to convert from the Dependabot-preview to the new built--in Dependabot. Instructions can be found here: https://github.blog/2020-06-01-keep-all-your-packages-up-to-date-with-dependabot/#moving-forward-from-dependabot-com-and-dependabot-preview

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EDIT: I've made a pull-request to help you migrate. 😄 You can see it linked below.