Use GitHub to get started in the DFIR community
Channel: DFIRScience
Date: 2021-09-05

Wondering where to start in the digital forensics (DFIR) community? Many projects and resources are hosted on GitHub, which allows you to easily participate. All you need is a GitHub account, and you can be contributing valuable resources even without programming experience.

This video walks you through editing text files directly inside GitHub. Text files often contain lists of community resources or documentation. Keeping this information up-to-date is a precious contribution and doesn't require any programming.

00:00 Intro
00:06 Why edit text files?
00:28 Digital Forensics Discord Server
00:39 Find and review a file to edit
00:58 Begin editing with a fork
02:11 Viewing the forked repository
02:41 Edit the text file README.md
03:12 Basic markdown editing
03:43 Add a link
04:12 Create a new heading
04:31 Create a bulleted list
05:15 Convert text to a link
06:01 Preview markdown edits
06:22 General formatting
07:40 Saving changes in Github (commit)
08:44 Contributing changes back to the original repository
09:00 Fetch changes from upstream
09:13 Send local changes back to the community (pull request) 
09:42 Review additions and removals
10:24 Post-pull request process
11:14 Compare your copy to the original
11:46 Review

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Links:
* GitHub: https://github.com
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Experiment 001:
This method is not just for the DFIR community. Whether you are a gamer in 2021 playing Among Us, Mindcraft or Fortnite, are building a TikTok community; have an attack on Titan Fanclub; or are just a football fan, you can create a fan club community and host news and information on GitHub.