Creating a personal GitHub account

The first step in getting started with GitHub is to create a GitHub account, which is relatively easy, straightforward, can be done from a web browser, and is 100% free. To do this, go through the following steps:

1. Navigate to the Sign Up to GitHub link on the home page or navigate to https://github.com/signup.
2. Enter your email address in the text field on the page presented. If the value is not valid, it will indicate so on the page.
3. Enter a strong password. A measurement of the password strength is provided; it’s recommended that you achieve a strong password ranking.
4. Type in your preferred username; a valid available username will be indicated via validation text beneath the form.
5. You may wish to be informed of future updates; follow the prompt instructions to opt in or opt out:

Figure 1.2 – Accept the marketing clause

6. After selecting this step, you might run into a puzzle...