# GitHub/Get Started

To get started with GitHub, you will need to create a user account and then create a repository. In this lesson you will also use the web interface to create a README.md file, add files and folders to the repository, and then delete files and delete the repository.

## Multimedia

* YouTube: Creating folders and uploading files on GitHub

## Join GitHub

* Review GitHub: Signing up for a new GitHub account
* Visit GitHub: Join GitHub
* Enter your username, email address, and password.
* Verify your account.
* Choose the free individual plan.

## Apply for a GitHub Student Developer Pack

* Review GitHub: Apply for a student developer pack.
* Visit GitHub: Student Developer Pack.
* Select Get your pack.
* Follow the instructions to apply for a GitHub Student Developer Pack.

## Create a Repository

* Review GitHub: Create a Repo.
* Visit GitHub and sign in to your account.
* Select Repositories / New.
* Enter Test for the repository name.
* Select the option to make it a private repository. (Note: A public repository can only be viewed as a website when using GitHub Free.)
* Select the option to Initialize this repository with a README.
* Create the repository.

## Edit the README

* Review GitHub: Editing Files in Your Repository.
* Select the link to your README.md file to open the file.
* Select the Edit this file icon (pencil) to edit the file.
* The README may contain anything you like. Because it is a private repository, only you and users you invite will be able to see this repository.
* Commit the change to modify the README file.
* Observe the new front page for your repository.
* If desired, edit the README and commit additional changes now that you are able to see how the README will appear.

## Create a File

GitHub repositories are typically managed using the git command line or a git utility. But it is also possible to edit content directly using the GitHub website.
* In your GitHub repository select Create new file.
* Enter test.txt for the filename.
* Enter anything you wish for the file content.
* Commit the change.

## Edit a File

* Select test.txt.
* Select the Edit this file icon (pencil) to edit the file.
* Change the file content to anything you wish, but something different so you can see the change.
* Select Preview changes to see the change.
* Commit the change.

## Create a Folder and File

* In your GitHub repository select Create new file.
* Enter My Folder/My File.txt for the filename.
* Enter anything you wish for the file content.
* Commit the change.

## Add Collaborators

* In your GitHub repository select Settings.
* Select Manage access.
* Select Invite a collaborator.
* Enter the GitHub username of anyone you would like to have collaborate with you on your repository. Collaborators will have write access.
* Select Add collaborator to send a collaboration invitation.

## Delete a Folder and File

* In your GitHub repository select My Folder.
* Select My File.txt to view the file.
* On the right, select the Delete this file (trash can icon).
* Commit the change.
* Observe that an empty folder is automatically removed from a git repository.

## Delete a Repository

* In your GitHub repository at the top, select Settings.
* Observe the repository options available.
* At the bottom of the page, select Delete this repository.
* Delete your Test repository.

## Use GitHub

You are now ready to use GitHub and create your own repository.

## See Also

* Version Control
* GitHub: Creating New Files
* GitHub: Moving and Renaming Files on GitHub
* GitHub: Inviting collaborators to a personal repository