BMAD-METHOD/docs/learn-wds/module-02-installation-setup/lesson-01-github-and-ide-setup/checklist.md

Lesson 01: GitHub & IDE Setup - Quick Checklist

⏱️ 25-30 minutes

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Part 1: 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: Create or Join Repository

Choose Your Scenario

• A: Starting new project → Continue below
• B: Joining existing → Skip to "Join Existing"
• C: Just learning → Skip to Part 3

Create New Repository

• Click profile icon → "Your repositories" → "New"

Decide: Single or Separate?

• Single repo: my-project (specs + code together, for small teams)

• Separate repo: my-project-specs (specs only, for corporate/many devs)

• Name: _____________ (lowercase-with-hyphens)

• Description: One-liner about project

• Public or Private

• ☑️ Check "Initialize with README"

• Click "Create repository"

• ✅ Repository created

Join Existing Repository

• Ask owner for access (see full lesson for email template)
• Accept invitation from email
• Check repo structure (name, folders)
• ✅ Access granted

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Part 3: IDE Installation

Choose & Download

• Cursor (recommended) → https://cursor.sh
• VS Code (alternative) → https://code.visualstudio.com
• Download installer

Install

• Windows: Run .exe, click through
• Mac: Drag to Applications, open
• Linux: Follow distro instructions

First Launch

• Choose theme (Light/Dark)
• Sign in with GitHub → Yes!
• Install recommended extensions → Yes
• ✅ IDE open

Verify Terminal

• Press Ctrl+** (Win/Linux) or **Cmd+ (Mac)
• ✅ Terminal panel appears

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Next Step

✅ GitHub & IDE ready!

→ Lesson 02: Git Configuration

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Need more detail? See full lesson explanation