Before the Meetup Checklist

Before You Come…

In order to be fully prepared for the session, we strongly recommend that you handle some of the system administrivia beforehand. Below is a short checklist and guide to get you ready to hit the ground running so you can get the most value out of our jam-packed session.

1. Install Git

Before we can get to Gittin’, you gotta get Git! Download the appropriate file below for your platform:

• Windows (grab the full installer)
• Mac OSX (latest release is fine)
• Linux/Other (I assume you know what you’re doing…)

2. Get a Github Account

Github is an incredible resource, marrying code with social and collaborative tools. Open source is taken to a whole new level when done under Git and hosted by Github. You’ll see what we mean…

• Click here to sign up

3. Set Up Your SSH Keys

This can be a bit tricky if you’ve never done it before, luckily the folks at Github created some tutorials for you!

• Windows
• Mac OSX
• Linux/Other

4. Fork This Repo

Sign in to Github, go here and click “Fork”.

5. Clone your fork of this repo

$> cd ~/working/directory
$> git clone [email protected]:[YourGithubUsername]/Git-Tutorial.git