First, create a new repository on GitHub and clone it to your computer. Then, simply copy your existing project files into the cloned folder, commit the changes, and push them back to GitHub.

The key to GitHub-based DevOps is the Git repository around which every operation is based. After a developer registers and account, the first step they need to take is to create a GitHub repository.

In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to create a private GitHub repository, then demonstrate how to securely clone and pull your code locally without the need to deal with fatal errors.

Jack Wallen shows you how to add a GitHub shortcut to a Jira project so you can view information about branches, commits and pull requests.

To get the latest update to a GitHub repository, open up your terminal inside the folder you initially cloned (using the steps above if it's easier) and enter git pull .