GitHub is a code hosting platform for version control and collaboration. It lets you and others work together on projects from anywhere. This tutorial teaches you GitHub essentials like repositories, branches, commits, and pull requests.
To create a GitHub account, follow these steps:
1. Go to the GitHub website ([https://github.com/](https://github.com/)).
2. Click the "Sign up" button in the top right corner of the page.
3. Fill out the form with your information. You will need to provide a username, email address, and password.
4. Click the "Create an account" button.
5. GitHub will send a verification email to the email address you provided. Click the link in the email to verify your email address.
6. Once your email is verified, you will be taken to a page to set up your account. You can optionally skip this step or fill out your profile information.
7. When you are finished, click the "Finish sign up" button to complete the process.
On signing in on Github, you should see something like this:
That's it! You now have a GitHub account. You can use your account to create and manage repositories, collaborate on open-source projects, and more.