GitHub

Service Overview

Git is software for tracking changes to any set of files, usually used for coordinating work among programmers collaboratively developing source code during software development. GitHub is a popular Git server service that provides centralized hosting for git repositories.  GitHub Enterprise accounts are available to students and staff to manage source code using Git.

Available To

Students & Staff

Getting Started

1. Go to: https://github.com/orgs/Sir-Sandford-Fleming-College/sso and log in with your Fleming credentials
2. On the ‘Sign in to GitHub’ page click ‘Create an account‘.  (Or you can link an existing free GitHub account if you already have one.)
3. Enter your Fleming email address. Create a GitHub profile complete with GitHub username and password.
4. Once you have successfully created a GitHub account associated with the Fleming College organization, you can use GitHub Enterprise services, which includes public and private repositories.

Publish a Website with GitHub

Did you know that you can use GitHub to publish a website? By uploading HTML or Markdown content to GitHub and using their GitHub Pages feature, you can publish a website with a URL similar to: https://<github-username>.github.io/<repository-name>/.  Here are some links to get you started:

• How to Migrate from Userpages to GitHub Pages
• How to Publish Webpages with GitHub | Progate – Learn to code, learn to be creative.
• About GitHub Pages – GitHub Docs