Task: Create a GitHub-account
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During this course, we will use GitHub as the place for **distributing scripts
and documenting our work**. For example, the source code of these pages can be found
from `here <https://github.com/Automating-GIS-processes/FEC>`_.

Both **Git** and **GitHub** provide many more features than the ones mentioned
here, and we encourage you to start using them for version control, documenting your personal work and collaborating with others.


Create a GitHub-account
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.. figure:: img/GitHub-home.png
   :alt: GitHub home

   GitHub home



.. admonition:: Task

    If you don't already have a personal GitHub-account, here is how to do it in a few quick steps:

    1. Open a web browser and navigate to https://www.github.com.
    2. On the `GitHub.com <https://www.github.com>`__ home page, click on
    the green **Sign up** button on the top right.
    3. Enter a username, email address, and password. Click **Create an account**.
    4. When prompted to select a plan, choose the free option.



**Once you are done, please provide your GitHub-username to the course instructor**