💭 Before you begin:

📄 Instructions:

  1. Create a GitHub account (https://github.com/signup) or log in (https://github.com/login) if you already have one.

  2. Once logged in, click the “+” icon in the top bar, then “New Repository”:

    Screenshot of the top right corner of GitHub’s homepage. The “plus” button in the toolbar is clicked and circled in red, which reveals a dropdown of options. The first option “New repository” is hovered and circled in red.

  3. Give your repository a name:

    Screenshot of a required text field labled “Repository name”. The user inputs “stuff” as the name, and a success message reading “stuff is available” appears below, stylized in green.

  4. Make sure your repository is set to “Public”:

    Screenshot of a GitHub repository’s visibility options. The first is labeled “Public” with the description as “Anyone on the internet can see this repository”. The second is labeled “Private” with the description as “You choose who can see and commit to this repository”. The “Public” option is circled in red.

  5. Scroll to the bottom and click “Create Repository”:

    Screenshot of a green button labeled “Create repository”.

  6. This will create your repository and take you to its page. Find and click “Uploading an existing file”:

    Screenshot of a newly setup GitHub repository’s “getitng started” page. A link labeled “uploading an existing file” is stylized in blue and circled in red.