Module 2 · ~30 min

Your first repository

Goal: Create a repository, understand its main screens, and make your first commit on the web.

What is a repository?

A repository (repo) is a project folder tracked by Git. It holds code, docs, images, and a full history of every change.

Steps — create a practice repo

  1. Click + → New repository.
  2. Set name hello-github, Public, check Add a README file, then Create repository.
  3. Identify tabs: Code, Issues, Pull requests, Settings.
  4. Edit README.md → add Hello GitHub — my first repo. → commit message Update README with intro line → Commit changes.

Read the commit history

Click the commit count link (e.g. “2 commits”). Each commit shows who changed what and when — that history is the core value of Git.

Checklist

  • I created a repository with a README
  • I edited a file and committed on the web
  • I can open the commit history and see my change
  • I know where Issues and Pull requests tabs are