Find your community.

One of the best ways to begin finding and organizing your interests in GitHub is by starring repos and adding them to a list. This Primer guides you through how you can find and star repositories and then add those repos to a list on your profile.

• Who is this for: New developers, new GitHub users, and students.
• What you'll learn: How to browse GitHub, find and star repositories, create a list and add your starred repositories to that list.
• What you'll build: We'll create a list and add starred repos to it.
• Prerequisites: None. This course is a great introduction for your first day on GitHub.
• How long: This Primer takes about 30 mins to complete.
• Additional Resources: GitHub Topics, Community Exchange, Campus Experts

To Complete this Primer:

• Explore and star 3 repositories that you find interesting
• Create a list named My Repo Watchlist
• Add your starred repositories to your new list

Exploring GitHub

There are many places to begin your exploration of GitHub. To find trending repositories, topics and collections, go to https://github.com/explore. To browse projects from other students, go to the Global Campus Community Exchange where you can search, learn, collaborate, and share knowledge to build your portfolio and grow your network of peers. Need inspiration? Find a Campus Expert in your area and go to their GitHub profile to see what repositories they’ve starred and added to their lists.

About Stars

You can star repositories and topics to keep track of projects you find interesting and discover related content in your news feed. Starring makes it easy to find a repository or topic again later. You can see all the repositories and topics you have starred by going to your stars page. When you star repositories or topics, GitHub may recommend related content on your personal dashboard. Starring a repository also shows appreciation to the repository maintainer for their work. Many of GitHub's repository rankings depend on the number of stars a repository has. In addition, Explore shows popular repositories based on the number of stars they have.

Starring a repository is a simple two-step process.

1. Navigate to the main page of a repository.

2. In the top-right corner of the page, click Star.

3. Optionally, to unstar a previously starred repository, click Unstar.

1. In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile photo, then click Your stars.

2. Next to "Lists", click Create list.

3. Enter the name My Repo Watchlist and description (optional) for your list and click Create.

1. In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile photo, then click Your stars.

2. Find the repository you want to add to your list.

3. Next to the repository you want to add, use the Starred dropdown menu and select your list.

To remove a repository from a list: click your profile photo, then click Your stars, select your list, next to the repository you want to remove, use the Starred dropdown menu and deselect your list.

You did it! 🎉

Congratulations, you've completed this Primer!

Check out these resources to learn more or get involved:

• Check out the Student Developer Pack for more resources and exclusive partner offers.
• Explore more Experiences to help you make the most of your GitHub account.
• Read the GitHub Getting Started docs.

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