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title: "Save a dashboard to Git | Grafana Labs"
description: "Save a new dashboard to a Git Sync provisioned folder and commit it to GitHub."
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# Save a dashboard to Git

Saving a new dashboard opens the **Save dashboard** drawer. You name the dashboard, choose a Git Sync provisioned folder, then set the branch, filename, and commit comment so Grafana can push the dashboard JSON to your repository.

To save a dashboard to Git, complete the following steps:

In this section, you save the dashboard to a provisioned folder and commit it to main.

1. Click **Save** in the dashboard toolbar.
2. In the **Title** field, enter a descriptive name for the dashboard.
   
   For example, enter `HTTP Request Monitoring`.
3. In the **Description** field, enter a brief explanation of the dashboard’s purpose.
   
   For example, enter `Monitors HTTP request rates and error rates for web services`.
4. In **Folder**, select your Git Sync provisioned folder (it shows a **Provisioned** label).
   
   After you select it, the drawer shows Git Sync fields such as **Branch** and **Filename**.
5. After the Git Sync fields appear, in the **Branch** field, enter `main` to commit directly to the main branch.
   
   In later milestones, you’ll use a new branch name to open a pull request instead.
6. Optionally, in **Repository folder**, enter a subdirectory inside the repository.
   
   For example, enter dashboards. Leave empty to save at the repository root.
7. In the **Filename** field, enter the dashboard file name.
   
   For example, enter `http-monitoring.json`.
8. In the **Comment** field, enter a commit message describing the new dashboard.
   
   For example, enter `Add HTTP request monitoring dashboard`.
9. In the **Provisioned dashboard** drawer, scroll to the bottom if needed, then click **Save**.

The dashboard is saved to the Git Sync provisioned folder and committed to the GitHub repository. With **Branch** set to `main`, Git Sync pushes a direct commit. The dashboard is now version controlled and synced with GitHub.

In the next milestone, you’ll learn how to edit an existing synced dashboard.