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Create your first repository

Steps to be followed :📝

1. Create a GitHub account🐱

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2. Click on the "+" sign👆

  • Click on the "+" sign at the top right corner. Then click on "New repository".1

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3. Give a meaningful name to your repository 🖊

  • Remember a good repository names are short and memorable. You can use hyphen(-) between the words.2

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4. Add a description (Optional)📄

  • You can add a brief description about your repository for better understanding.

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5. Choose the visibility of your repository 👁

  • It's always better to make your repository Public. But if you want to work on personally or you don't want to share your work with others, then you can choose Private.

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6. Add a Readme file 📰

  • A good repository needs a Readme file so that others can understand as well as visualize your project properly.

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7. Add .gitignore (Optional) 📝

  • You can choose the files which you don't want to check in to GitHub.

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8. Choose a license 📝

  • If your repository needs to be a true open source, you'll need to license it so that others can change, use or distribute that software.1

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9. Click on "Create repository"👆

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Hurrah! Your first repository is ready to work on it 🥳

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Congratulations✨

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