Create new repository

You want to take a local folder and push it to a new GitHub repository. Here’s a clear step-by-step guide:

1. Go to GitHub and log in.
2. Click the + icon → New repository.
3. Give it a name (e.g., my-project).
4. Do not initialize with a README, .gitignore, or license (we’ll push your local content).
5. Click Create repository.

Open a terminal in your project folder:

cd /path/to/your/local/folder
git init

This creates a .git folder and makes your directory a Git repository.

git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"

• git add . stages all files.
• git commit -m "Initial commit" saves the snapshot locally.

GitHub gives you a SSH URL for the new repo, e.g.:

git@github.com:username/my-project.git

Add it as a remote:

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

git branch -M main   # Ensure the main branch is called "main"
git push -u origin main

• The -u flag sets origin/main as the default upstream for future pushes.

✅ After this, your local folder’s contents will appear in your new GitHub repository.