Reference Guide: Create a GitHub Repository

Welcome to part two of my reference guide series!
Go here for Part One: Reference Guide: Common Commands for Terminal.

GitHub is a web-based hosting service for version control using Git.

To create a repository go to GitHub:

• At the top right corner of the webpage click the + sign and select New Repository.
• Enter a name for the repository in the provided field. Use dashes instead of spaces.
• Select Initialize This Repository with a README file.
• Click the arrow on Add .gitignore
  • There are some files that GitHub needs to ignore when files are pushed to the repository. For example: When working with Node.js, select Node from the list.

• Select Create repository

How to Protect the Master Branch:
From GitHub:

• Select the Settings tab

• From the Options menu on the left-hand side select Branches
• Select the Add rule box at the right-hand side of Branch protection rules

At the top of the screen there will be a prompt to enter the branch name.

• Apply rule to Master or branch name
• Select the Require pull request reviews before merging
• Select Include administrators
• Select Create
• Select Save changes

Clone the Repository:
In GitHub:

• To clone the repository, select clone to copy the link

In the Terminal:

• Go into Terminal and use the command cd to move into the folder where the repository will be stored and accessed.
• Once inside the file, or root directory, where the project will be stored enter the following commands.
• git clone <paste copied link from GitHub>
  • This step creates a link between the local files and the repository files.

Stay tuned for part three: Committing Changes.

For the completed Reference Guide Series:

• Part One: Reference Guide: Common Commands for Terminal.
• Part two: Create a GitHub Repository
• Part three: Committing Changes
• Part four: Committing Changes with Branches -Part five: Merge Conflicts
• Part six: Pull Requests
• Part seven: Conducting a Code Review -Part eight: Complete and Merge a Pull Request