Part 1: Create a new project on GitHub and clone it to your computer

Table Of Contents

• Step 1: Login to your GitHub account
• Step 2: Give a name of your new Github repository
• Step 3: Copy URL of your project
• Step 4: Clone GitHub repository to your computer
• Step 5: Open a project with code editor
• Summary

Step 1: Login to your GitHub account

Login to your GitHub account and create a new GitHub repository:

Step 2: Give a name of your new Github repository

Give a meaningful name to your new GitHub repo and configure other settings:

Step 3: Copy URL of your project

After the hit of the button Create repository you will be redirected to the new window.
Copy URL address of the project:

Step 4: Clone GitHub repository to your computer

Open a terminal on your computer. Navigate to the folder you would like your project to live. Type following command in your terminal and hit enter:

git clone paste-a-code-you-copied-in-Step-3

My command looks like that:

git clone https://github.com/mindaugas-pro/list-with-products.git

Step 5: Open a project with code editor

Your project is ready to be maintained on your computer.
Open a project with your preferred code editor. In my case it is Visual Studio Code.
To open a project with Visual Studio code execute following commands in terminal:

cd list-with-products 

code . 

Summary

Congrats! You new project is ready to be maintained on your computer and to be stored in the remote repository on GitHub.