Vancouver DataJam Workshop Part 1: Let’s Git Set Up

Before participating in the Vancouver DataJam 2021 workshop on Git and GitHub, there is some set up to be done:

• Install Git and configure username/email
• Create a GitHub account

The instructions below will show you how!

Install Git

Download the Git installer for your operating system by clicking on the corresponding links below. Detailed instructions can be found here.

• Linux: https://git-scm.com/download/linux
• macOS: https://git-scm.com/download/mac
• Windows: https://git-scm.com/download/win

Configure your username and email

Once Git has been installed, open your terminal (macOS and Linux) or Git Bash (Windows) and run the commands below. This sets the name and email associated with your commits.

# configure your username displayed in commits
$ git config --global user.name "Your Name"

# configure your email displayed in commits
$ git config --global user.email "youremail@email.com"

Note that the username here does not have to correspond with the username that you will set when creating a GitHub account in the next section. More about Git usernames here.

Create a GitHub account

Go to https://github.com/ and enter your email in the white box that says “Email address”. This is the email you will use for your GitHub account. Click the green button that says “Sign up for GitHub” to proceed.

Follow the prompts to finish creating your account.

Now you’re ready for Part 2 of the workshop!