GitHub is a popular site for remotely hosting source files for both development and documentation projects. The site allows you to create a free organization account that provides:
- Maintenance-free management of your project's source files using Git version control.
- Free storage space in either a private or public repository.
- Free user accounts that allow you and your team members to access and update your project's source files.
To create a free organization account on GitHub
- In a Web browser, navigate to the GitHub account creation page.
- Enter your desired user name and account credentials, verify that you're a real person, and then click Create account.
- Validate your account using the code sent to your email address and then click Skip personalization to open your Github dashboard.
- In the Initialize this repository with section, select Add a README file.
Note The README file is a placeholder markdown language file that you can later edit to share repository usage information with your team. The file's contents are automatically displayed on the homepage for your repository on the GitHub site.
- Click Create repository to create a new storage location for your project's source files.
- Enter a name for your repository and a description of your project.
- Select whether to make your repository public (that is, available to anyone on the internet) or private (that is, available only to select GitHub users to whom you grant access).
- Click Create repository.
Now that you have a place to store your files, its time to install Git on your team's client computers.