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How to deal with downloads... #41

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Previously, we used downgit for handling downloads of the folders in the repo. Sometimes downGit experienced issues and was unavailable, meaning users couldn't download files.

In response to this, I made zip folders in each folder repo and pointed the download link directly at these folders. This works for smaller tutorials, but for larger ones, we can't store the zip on GitHub because it's too big.

@bethac07 suggested zipping and releasing the tutorials folders so they appear under 'Releases' where there isn't a size limit. Those archives could be linked to the download buttons on the website BUT the issue is that when the files are re-zipped, a version no. changes in the URL, meaning it's not possible to use a static link for these. I do not currently know of a way to automatically update the links in the README file. Maybe an action that does a find/replace for the version # in the readme (if that's possible?).

Another possibility is hosting the largest tutorials on google where there isn't a limit for the zip folder size and then linking directly to these for users to download.

Any thoughts on these options?

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