Introduction to GitHub

Introduction to GitHub

GitHub's mascot, the Octocat holding the logo of RStudio

This is the second in a series of FAIR workshops provided by the Trans-Divisional Research Program. This workshop will provide instruction and hands-on experience with using GitHub to support FAIR practices for epidemiology research. Participants will receive an overview of GitHub and GitHub Desktop, including integrating RStudio with GitHub. Attendees will practice:

  • Creating local and remote repositories
  • Using GitHub versioning control to keep track of your programs
  • Working with collaborators over GitHub

Prerequisites

1) Install R and RStudio on their laptop 2) Have an active NIH Box account 3) Create a GitHub account 4) Install GitHub Desktop 5) Authenticate yourself on GitHub Desktop

For help with the workshop prerequisites, see this help document, attend the DCEG FAIR Friday meeting for in person help scheduled every Friday, 11:00-12:00, and join us at the DCEG FAIR chatroom (just need your GitHub ID to log in 😉😉)