Appendix B β€” GitHub setup

B.1 Create a GitHub account

GitHub is a cloud-based hosting platform that lets you host and manage repositories for version control and collaboration.

To Create a GitHub account, follow the instructions that are given in slide 3 of the Powerpoint document available at the following link.

B.2 Install GitHub desktop

GitHub Desktop is an application that allows to interact with GitHub through a visual interface instead of using the command line (for software developers) or GitHub’s web browser.

You can install GitHub Desktop on supported Windows or macOS operating systems.

  1. Visit the download page for GitHub Desktop.
  2. Click Download for Windows.

  1. In your computer’s Downloads folder, double-click the GitHub Desktop setup file.
  2. Follow the instruction in the installation wizard to complete the installation.

To connect your GitHub account to GitHub Desktop, follow the instructions that are given in slides 6 to 9 of the Powerpoint document available at the following link.