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Appendix B. Creating a GitHub Account

Creating a GitHub Account

Objectives

After completing this section, you should be able to describe how to create a GitHub account, and create public Git repositories for the labs in the course.

Creating a GitHub Account

You need a GitHub account to create one or more public Git repositories for the labs in this course. If you already have a GitHub account, you can skip the steps listed in this appendix.

Important

If you already have a GitHub account, ensure that you only create public Git repositories for the labs in this course. The lab grading scripts and instructions require unauthenticated access to clone the repository. The repositories must be accessible without providing passwords, SSH keys, or GPG keys.

To create a new GitHub account, perform the following steps:

  • Navigate to https://github.com by using a web browser.

  • Click Sign up in the upper-right corner (next to the search bar).

  • Enter the required details and then click Create account.

  • You will receive an email with instructions on how to activate your GitHub account. Verify your email address and then sign in to the GitHub website using the username and password you provided during account creation.

  • After you have logged in to GitHub, you can create new Git repositories by clicking New in the Repositories pane on the left of the GitHub home page.

    Alternatively, click the plus icon (+) in the upper-right corner (to the right of the bell icon) and then click New repository.

    Figure B.1: Creating new Git repository
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