How do I put my project on GitHub?

You have a project folder. You want it on GitHub so you can share it or open it from another computer.

Do these steps in order.

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Step 1: Make sure your folder is a Git repo

Open a terminal. Go into your project folder. Run:

git status

If you see “not a git repository”, your folder is not a repo yet. Run:

git init

Then add and commit at least one time:

git add .
git commit -m "First commit"

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Step 2: Create an empty repo on GitHub

1. Go to github.com and sign in.
2. Click the + at the top right. Click New repository.
3. Type a name for the repo (for example my-project).
4. Do not check “Add a README” or “Add .gitignore”. Leave the repo empty.
5. Click Create repository.

GitHub will show you a page with a URL. It looks like:
https://github.com/your-username/my-project.git
Copy that URL. You need it in the next step.

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Step 3: Connect your folder to GitHub

In the terminal, still in your project folder, run (paste your real URL):

git remote add origin https://github.com/your-username/my-project.git

“Origin” is just a name for this place on GitHub. Everyone uses that name. You only do this once per repo.

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Step 4: Send your commits to GitHub

Run:

git push -u origin main

If your branch is called master instead of main, use:

git push -u origin master

The -u means “remember this”. Next time you can just run git push and Git will know where to send.

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Done. Refresh the page on GitHub. You should see your files there.

From now on: when you make more commits, run git push to send them to GitHub.