Introduction
It is important to note that Git and GitHub are not the same thing and have different purposes. Git is a version control system that runs on my PC and helps track changes to files. GitHub on the other hand is an online platform where Git repositories can be stored, shared, and collaborated on. A Git repository is a storage space in a PC that contains project’s files along with the entire history of changes made to them. Therefore, Git as the tool used to manage the history of a project locally (on a PC), while GitHub provides a remote location where I can store and access that project.
This process requires Git the PC is linked to a GitHub account through SSH (Secure Shell), a cryptographic network protocol that enables secure remote access, command execution, and file transfers over unsecured networks.
This article is meant to explain how I created a project in a local folder, turned it into a Git repository, connected it to GitHub, configured SSH authentication, and pushed my work to the remote repository.
1. Starting With The Local Project
