Creating Your First GitHub Repository
Create a GitHub account, set up your first repository, clone it to your computer, and make your first commit.
Git tracks changes on your computer. GitHub stores those changes in the cloud. Together, they give you an unlimited undo button, a backup system, and eventually a way to deploy your app to the internet.
In this lesson, you'll create a GitHub account, create your first repository, and learn the basic rhythm of saving your work with Git.
What Is GitHub?
Think of Git as a journal that records every change you make to your project. GitHub is the library where you store that journal so it's safe, accessible from anywhere, and shareable with others.
Every serious software project lives on GitHub (or a similar service). When you deploy your app later in this path, services like Vercel will pull your code directly from GitHub. It's the central hub of modern software development.
Step 1
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