Hosting Your Project in GitHub

This section explains how to store your project files in a remote repository.

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Creating a GitHub Repository

Follow the next steps to create a GitHub repository to host your documentation files.

1. Go to GitHub and login or create a new account if you don't have one.
2. Create a new repository.
3. Add a name and a description to your repository.
   NOTE: Don't initialize the reposotory with a README. Make sure the option is unchecked before you create the repository.
   
4. Click Create repository.
5. Copy the HTTPS address –or SSH if you have SSH keys configured.

Pushing Your Documents to the Remote GitHub Repository

Follow the next steps to push your documents to the remote repository:

1. Navigate to your project directory from a Terminal window.
2. Run the following command to initialize your Git repository:
   git init
3. Add your documentation files to the repository with this command:
   git add .
4. Commit your changes:
   git commit -m "first commit"
5. Add your local repository to the remote GitHub repository with this command:
   git remote add origin <HTTPS OR SSH ADDRESS CORRESPONDING TO YOUR REPOSITORY>
6. Push your documents to GitHub:
   git push -u origin master

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