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World 4: Hello GitHub

Your account, 2FA and first repo

You will learn: how to set up GitHub and make your first repo there.

The problem

Your diary lives only on your laptop. Tonight, the laptop dies. What is left?

Watch

Tap each point on the timeline.

A free GitHub: A website that stores Git projects online and helps teams work together. account is your home online. Your repos will live there. Tap each step.

Check

A stranger learns your password. You have two-factor authentication (2FA): A second check after your password, like a code from your phone. on. Can they sign in?

Watch

Practice repo — not a real website
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My notes.
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README.md

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My notes.

A new repo on GitHub can start with three starter files. Open .gitignore to peek inside.

Try it

Each starter file has one job. Sort the jobs.

Drag a card into a box. Or tap the card, then tap the box.

        Predict

        Your diary already has commits on your laptop. You make a new GitHub repo for it. Tick the starter files?

        Check

        Good habit, or needs work? Swipe each one.

        Swipe right for good, left for needs work. Or use the buttons.

        1 / 4

        Pick a username you are happy to show a boss

        Try it

        Now set up the real thing. Tick each step as you go.

        Mission: your GitHub home

        0 of 4 steps done · Your ticks are saved.

        You did it!

        You can now set up GitHub and make a repo there.

        Go deeper (optional)

        Anyone can see a public repo. Only people you invite can see a private one. GitHub can hide your email in commits too. Look for the email privacy setting. It gives you a special “noreply” address. Starting a brand-new project? Then tick the starter files. They help.