How to Upload Your First Codebase to GitHub

How to Upload Your First Codebase to GitHub

Follow the steps given below to upload your first codebase to GitHub:

First of all, you need to install git on Windows. (Download Git from here)

Install the git in default settings.
After installing git, you need to set your name & e-mail address in the Git configuration. This information will be displayed every time you make a new commit.
Type the below command to configure your name:
```
git config --global user.name "Your Name Here"
```

Similarly, you need to configure your email address by typing the command given below:
```
git config --global user.email "Your Email Here"
```

Now, head over to github.com and create a new repository in which you want to push your project.

Now, right-click on the folder containing the codebase which you want to push to GitHub and select “Open git bash here.” I will be pushing an “index.html” file which is inside my Github Demo folder which you can see in the below animation.

On clicking “Git bash here”, a new git bash terminal window will open!
Now, initialize the local directory as a Git repository by typing:
```
git init 
```
Now, you need to add the files to the staging area (git will only track the files inside this area). Run:
```
git add .
```
Typing the above command will stage all the files inside the local directory. If you want to stage only one file, type:
```
git add "file-name"
```

The next step is to commit your staged files by typing:
```
git commit -m "Type message of your choice here"
```

Now, copy the link to the repository which you created in step 6.

Now, type :

git remote add origin <Paste-Git-URL-Here>

The last step is to push your codebase to GitHub. Type the command given below :
```
git push origin master
```

Refresh the repository page and you will see that your files are successfully pushed to Github.

Congratulations on uploading your first codebase on GitHub!

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