3 How to start?

In order to use Git, you have to do the following things:

  1. Have Git on your computer. If you have a Mac, you already have it. But it is easy to install it to Windows, too.
  2. Tell Git your name and your email address.
  3. Obtain the SSH URL (think of it like the address) of your remote repository, which can be in e.g. GitLab or GitHub. In this example, I will show the workflow for GitLab for UTU, which is a code repository for University of Turku.
  4. Create an SSH key. This key enables you to transfer push and pull content between the remote repository and your computer.
  5. Tell your SSH key to the remote repository (here: GitLab for UTU).

That’s all there is to it. Let’s get started.



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