Pushing changes to a cloned repository is straightforward, but sometimes you want to create a repo on Github after you start your project.

NOTE: This tutorial assumes you have Git installed, know how to create a git commit, and have experience creating repos on Github.

Most developers who are new to Git only know how to work on projects **after** cloning from Github. But what if you want to push a local repo to Github?

Fear not! I have the written steps below followed by a YouTube video at the bottom of the page.

What you’ll need open:

• A terminal window
• TIP: You can use Visual Studio Code for its terminal as well. I leave this up to you.
• Android Studio, or whichever IDE you’re using to generate a new project.
• Your browser of choice open to your dashboard at https://github.com/

Step 1: Create a new project locally

•  At the Android Studio intro screen, create a new project.
• TIP: Use camelback casing and make it one word. This will be the name of our repo on Github.
•  Save it to a directory of your choosing (ex: localRepo)

Step 2: Create a new Github repo for your project

•  Navigate to your Github dashboard and create a new repository
• IMPORTANT: Make sure the new repo name matches that of your project.
•  Click the green Clone or download button and copy the URL of your newly created Github repo

Step 3: Use git in the terminal to push your project to Github

• TIP: In Visual Studio Code open the terminal using Ctrl + `
• Change to the parent directory of your project using the cd command
• Ex: If your projejct directory is in *user/workspace, use the command cd user/
• Enter the commands below to complete this step.
• TIP: Do not include parentheses for your URL. Just paste it as is.
• git init yourRepoName
• cd yourRepoName
• git remote add origin (URL copied from Github)
• git pull origin master
• git add –all
• git commit
• Enter your custom commit message and exit the editor
• git push –set-upstream origin master

Step 4: Refresh the page in Chrome and marvel at your works.

Hopefully this helped! If you want to see this in action, watch the YouTube video below.

-CF