GitHub Setup
These instructions are for first-time users of GitHub and highlight the steps in setting up a GitHub account.
Sign up - In order to use GitHub, you’ll need to have a personal GitHub account, you can set that up on the GitHub website. If using your PHS email address or LDAP username ensure you don’t use the same password as your email account or LDAP login.
Edit your details - you will be able to set these items up as part of the sign up process. Otherwise, follow the links and edit them now.
- Go to your Profile Settings and add your details with a picture of yourself if you feel comfortable to do so.
- Go to your Account Settings and make sure your username is set to be your name (or something more recognisable). This helps to identify users as generated GitHub handles tend to pretty obscure.
- Get added to Organisations - this step is optional.
- If you work within Public Health Scotland, the Public Health Scotland GitHub organisationmay be of interest. Email phs.datascience@phs.scot to be added to the organisation. You’ll then be able to create shared repos or teams.