Setup GitHub desktop

5.1 Create a GitHub account

  1. Open a browser.
  2. Visit https://github.com/join
  3. Choose a user name (recomendation: closer to your name the better)
  4. Input a email account(recomendation: choose your work email as GitHub will send you work related notifications)

5.2 Download GitHub Desktop

  1. Open a browser.
  2. Visit https://desktop.github.com/
  3. Click Download for Windows (64bit) or Mac.
  4. When prompted, click Run.
  5. Allow the installation to download and install.

5.3 Sign in

When you open GitHub desktop click “Sign in to GitHub.com” to sign in.

Your browser should open and after you signed in. You should see the below snip and you are ready to go!