Create a repository
GitHub repositories store a variety of projects. In this guide, you'll create a repository and commit your first change.
Commit your first change
Next steps
You have now created a repository, including a README file, and created your first commit on GitHub.
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Secure your repository using GitHub's available security features. For more information, see Quickstart for securing your repository.
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You can find interesting projects and repositories on GitHub and make changes to them by creating a fork of the repository. Forking a repository will allow you to make changes to another repository without affecting the original. For more information, see Fork a repository.
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Each repository on GitHub is owned by a person or an organization. You can interact with the people, repositories, and organizations by connecting and following them on GitHub. For more information, see Finding inspiration on GitHub.
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GitHub has a great support community where you can ask for help and talk to people from around the world. Join the conversation on GitHub Community.