Guide for creating a repository and inviting group members

This guide is designed to show you how to create a repository and add group members.

1. After logging in to GitHub click the plus icon and choose New repository:

1. Input your group name:

3. Click Create Repository:

Adding your partners as collaborators

4. Go to settings:

5. Click manage access:

6. Click invite a collaborator:

7. Search for your teammate’s email or username:

8. Click:

9. And add:

10. Remember to clone the repository locally and start collaborating!

Warnings about “Merge Conflicts”

11. If you do not use git pull to update periodically update repository and/or push your changes, you may run into merge conflicts when two files are being edited at the same time.

12. If you do run into a merge conflict, someone should merge the conflicting files. Please or check out this article on merge conflicts:

https://docs.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/addressing-merge-conflicts

13. We will be covering merge conflicts in detail a little later.