# Lesson 01: Git Setup - Quick Checklist

**⏱️ 15-20 minutes**

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## Part 1: Create GitHub Account

- [ ] Go to **<https://github.com>**
- [ ] Click **"Sign up"**
- [ ] Enter email, password, username (professional: `yourname-designer`)
- [ ] Verify email
- [ ] ✅ Log in successful

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## Part 2: Choose Your Scenario

- [ ] **A:** Starting new project → Continue below
- [ ] **B:** Joining existing → Skip to "Join Existing"  
- [ ] **C:** Just learning → Skip to [Lesson 02](../lesson-02-ide-installation/01-quick-checklist.md)

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## Part 3: Create New Repository

- [ ] Click profile icon → **"Your repositories"** → **"New"**

### Decide: Single or Separate?

- [ ] **Single repo:** `my-project` (specs + code together, small teams)
- [ ] **Separate repo:** `my-project-specs` (specs only, corporate/many devs)

### Repository Settings

- [ ] Name: `_____________` (lowercase-with-hyphens)
- [ ] Description: One-liner about project
- [ ] Public or Private
- [ ] ☑️ Check "Initialize with README"
- [ ] Click **"Create repository"**
- [ ] ✅ Repository created

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## Part 4: Join Existing Repository

- [ ] Ask owner for access (see full lesson for email template)
- [ ] Accept invitation from email
- [ ] Check repo structure
- [ ] ✅ Access granted

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## Next Step

✅ GitHub ready!

**[→ Lesson 02: IDE Installation](../lesson-02-ide-installation/01-quick-checklist.md)**

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**Need more detail?** See [full lesson](02-full-lesson.md)