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Rename "Creating GitHub Apps" category to "Setting up a GitHub App" (#36500)

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Co-authored-by: Sarah Edwards <skedwards88@github.com>
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## Installing your private GitHub App on your repository
Once you create a private GitHub App, you can install it on one of your org or user repositories. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/apps/creating-github-apps/creating-github-apps/making-a-github-app-public-or-private#private-installation-flow)."
Once you create a private GitHub App, you can install it on one of your org or user repositories. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/apps/creating-github-apps/setting-up-a-github-app/making-a-github-app-public-or-private#private-installation-flow)."
1. From the [GitHub Apps settings page](https://github.com/settings/apps), select your app.
1. In the left sidebar, click **Install App**.
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If you are migrating from an OAuth App to a GitHub App, you can use query parameters to preselect the repositories and account when installing the GitHub App. See "[AUTOTITLE](/apps/creating-github-apps/guides/migrating-oauth-apps-to-github-apps)" to learn more.
These steps assume you have [built a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}](/apps/creating-github-apps/creating-github-apps):
These steps assume you have [built a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}](/apps/creating-github-apps/setting-up-a-github-app):
1. From the [GitHub Apps settings page](https://github.com/settings/apps), select the public app you want to configure for others to install.
2. In the "General" tab, under "Homepage URL," type the URL for your app's homepage and click **Save changes**.
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## Authorizing users during installation
You can simplify the authorization process by completing it during app installation. To do this, select **Request user authorization (OAuth) during installation** when creating or modifying your app in GitHub. See "[AUTOTITLE](/apps/creating-github-apps/creating-github-apps/creating-a-github-app)" to learn more.
You can simplify the authorization process by completing it during app installation. To do this, select **Request user authorization (OAuth) during installation** when creating or modifying your app in GitHub. See "[AUTOTITLE](/apps/creating-github-apps/setting-up-a-github-app/creating-a-github-app)" to learn more.
Once someone has installed your app, you will need to get an access token for the user. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/apps/creating-github-apps/authenticating-with-a-github-app/generating-a-user-access-token-for-a-github-app)."
## Preserving an application state during installation