---
title: Getting started with GitHub
shortTitle: Get started
intro: 'Learn how to start building, shipping, and maintaining software with {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}. Explore our products, sign up for an account, and connect with the world''s largest development community.'
redirect_from:
  - /categories/54/articles/
  - /categories/bootcamp/
  - /categories/32/articles/
  - /categories/2/articles/
  - /categories/organizations/
  - /categories/about-github/
  - /categories/53/articles/
  - /categories/setup/
  - /categories/getting-started-with-github
  - /categories/19/articles/
  - /categories/using-git
  - /github/using-git
  - /github/getting-started-with-github/
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghae: '*'
layout: product-landing
introLinks:
  quickstart: /github/getting-started-with-github/quickstart
featuredLinks:
  guides:
    - /github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-products
    - /github/getting-started-with-github/create-a-repo
    - /get-started/onboarding/getting-started-with-your-github-account
    - /get-started/onboarding/getting-started-with-github-team
    - /get-started/onboarding/getting-started-with-github-enterprise-cloud
    - /get-started/onboarding/getting-started-with-github-enterprise-server
    - /get-started/onboarding/getting-started-with-github-ae
  popular:
    - /github/getting-started-with-github/signing-up-for-a-new-github-account
    - /github/getting-started-with-github/set-up-git
    - /github/getting-started-with-github/github-glossary
    - /github/getting-started-with-github/fork-a-repo
    - /github/getting-started-with-github/keyboard-shortcuts
    - /github/getting-started-with-github/saving-repositories-with-stars
  guideCards:
    - /github/getting-started-with-github/types-of-github-accounts
    - /github/getting-started-with-github/finding-ways-to-contribute-to-open-source-on-github
    - /github/getting-started-with-github/troubleshooting-connectivity-problems
topics:
  - Pull requests
  - Issues
  - Notifications
  - Accounts
children:
  - /quickstart
  - /onboarding
  - /learning-about-github
  - /signing-up-for-github
  - /using-github
  - /exploring-projects-on-github
  - /getting-started-with-git
  - /using-git
---