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Why move to GitHub?

You may be wondering what this GitHub thing is all about and why you should use it. If this sounds like you, here are a few reasons to make GitHub your project's new home:

• Version control — Everything on GitHub is stored in Git, the best version control system around. Version control allows you to experiment and make mistakes in code without messing up your final product.
• Keep your code in one place — Whether you work on multiple computers or just want to get some important projects off your computer, GitHub is the perfect place to store your projects online.
• Collaboration — Once your code is on GitHub, you can invite others to work on your code with you, share it with the world, or send a link to a friend to help you debug a problem.

Moving your project from another version control system

If you are moving your project from another version control system, the steps are a bit different that uploading your project from your local machine. Because of this, we have a dedicated course for migrating your project to GitHub.

If you are moving your project from Mercurial, Subversion, or another Git platform, join the Migrating your project to GitHub course to migrate your project to GitHub.

Is your project using version control

If you aren't sure whether or not your code is under version control, it probably isn't. However, here are a few tests you can apply to know for certain:

• Can you view a history of the changes you have made?
• Can you easily roll back to a previous version of your project?
• Are you required to provide "messages" or "commits" when you make changes?

If none of these are true, your project isn't using version control.

Your project is already on your local machine

✨ Terrific! @JimmySorza since you already have the project locally, you are almost ready to move it to GitHub.

To confirm: You have a project directory on your computer and you want to save it on GitHub.

• If this is correct, close this issue to signal you are finished with this step. I will open a new issue to show you how to optimize your repository for Git operations.

• If this is incorrect, please use the next drop-down to learn how to export your project to your local machine or join the Migrating your project to GitHub course to migrate your project to GitHub.

General instructions

There are many platforms that allow users to create and store projects. We can't cover them all, but we will do our best to cover the more common examples. First, let's cover general instructions:

• Export your project using the tools available on the current site. This will usually happen via a .zip, or some other compressed format, downloaded directly to your local machine
• Save the .zip file
• Extract the .zip file

Now let's talk about specific platforms:

Exporting from CodePen

From the main page of your CodePen project:

1. Click the Export button in the bottom right corner
2. Save the exported .zip file in your local directory
3. Extract the .zip file

Exporting from Glitch

From your Glitch project page:

1. Click the dropdown next to your project name in the top right corner
2. Select Advanced Options
3. Select Download Project
4. Save the exported file in your local directory
5. Extract the file
6. Rename the app folder as desired