Setup Git on Your Window 10 Machine

What is Git and Why Does it Matter?

Git is a very commonly used version control system. It tracks the changes you made to files.

Git is very useful because it allows you to effectively manage code changes. For this Coding Camp, since we will be hosting our website on GitHub Pages. We will need to install Git locally.

If you have a Window Machine, follow this instruction https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git or just click on https://git-scm.com/download/win

At the prompt, select Save File. After Downloading, click on the Git-XXX.exe

Click Run

Click Next

Click Next

Leave default settings and click Next

Leave the default folder and click Next

You can leave the default editor and click Next

Leave the default choice and hit Next

Leave the default choice and hit Next

Leave the default choice and hit Next at each step until you see the Install button

Leave the default choice and click Install

Wait for the installation to finish

Click Finish

Go to the Startup Menu, and you should find Git GUI, Git CMD, and Git Bash. The installation is complete.

InĀ Clone a Remote Git Repo to Visual Studio as a Local Git Repo, you will learn how to work with your Git setup locally.