These instructions are for whichever group member is going to create the GitHub repo under their account. Other groups members will collaborate after these steps have been completed by one member of the group. You should still step through these together so everyone is aware of what goes into setting up a new repo.
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Use the GitHub UI to create a new repo, and make sure you initialize it with a README
and a .gitignore
file. You can select a preset .gitignore
file from the dropdown menu. Node
is usually a good one to choose. (Feel free to read more about gitignore files here). You can disregard the 'Add license' option.
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Make sure your repo has a relevant title and description. If you ultimately deploy your application so that it has a URL, you'll want to update your description to include a link to the deployed version.