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Github Setup.md

GitHub (10 min)

We will be using the GitHub service to share some of our code. We will learn about the underlying technology of GitHub known as git in the next lesson.

  • Create an account at http://github.com

  • In a Terminal on your computer, run the following two commands:

    git config --global user.name "YOUR NAME"
git config --global user.email "YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS"

    (source: GitHub)

  • Follow these instructions to create a new SSH Key (a special, very secure, key which allows your laptop access to your github account without having to remember your github password)

  • Add your new SSH Key to GitHub following these instructions

  • Verify your key works by running the following:

    ssh [email protected]

    You should see output similar to:

    Hi <you>! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.
Connection to github.com closed.
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