GitHub Setup
Goal
- Setup your GitHub account to store all of your code files
- Setup a Repo for this class
Learn
Practice
Go to GitHub.com
Click on the green button Sign Up for GitHub
Fill out the sign up form
- Use your school email and use the following format for your username: lastnamefirstinital-uwec.
If you already have an account with github using your school email please let me know what your username is.
After entering the verification code, you will get the following screen. Select 2-5 people and student.
The next screen will have choices about what features you are interested in. Don't select any. Just click continue
Select the free option
Setting Up your Repository
Click on the green button in the top left "Create Repository"
Leave owner field as is, it should be displaying your username
In Repository Name type "cs-318".
Check private and README options
Click Create Repository
Adding a Collaborator
Click on the Icon in the top right corner of Github
In the drop down menu select settings
Click on Repositories in the new menu on the left
You will now see your repository you just create like the image below
Click on the "0 collaborators" in blue
Click on "Add People"
In the search bar type "hansontm-uwec". You will be adding your professor as a collaborator. This will allow me access to see and grade your files.
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It says the user doesn't exist in the image because I was searching for myself.
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Now you will have added your professor to your repository.
Click on <>Code on the left side. This is where you can see the repository you just made.