GitHub Repository

GitHub is the most popular website for Git repositories (projects) online. That is, for hosting "remotes" on a central website. GitHub serves several purposes:

As a backup of all your code on the cloud in case something happens to your computer
As a central place to share your code and collaborate on it with others
As a public portfolio for your coding projects

Git != GitHub

It's important to understand that Git and GitHub are not the same! Git is an open-source command line tool for managing code files. GitHub and its primary competitors, GitLab and Bitbucket, are commercial web products that use Git. Their websites give us a way to store our code that's managed by Git.

Create a GitHub Account

If you don't have a GitHub account yet, create one here. You will likely use this account heavily for the rest of your career as a developer, so add a good profile picture and use a sensible username.

Assignment

Once you've created your GitHub account, open your Boot.dev Settings.
Enable GitHub Auth, which will open up a new tab to GitHub for authentication.
Authorize the Boot.dev App in the new tab. This will link your Boot.dev account to your GitHub account.
Submit the lesson. The check simply ensures that your GitHub account is synced.

Enable the GitHub App to start tracking your commits and earn credit toward your daily streak!

Checks that will be run:

Ensure that your GitHub user exists and is authenticated with Boot.dev