---
title: Get started with GitHub documentation
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: '*'
  ghec: '*'
layout: product-landing
introLinks:
  quickstart: /get-started/quickstart
featuredLinks:
  startHere:
    - /get-started/learning-about-github/githubs-plans
    - /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
    - /get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/quickstart-for-writing-on-github
  popular:
    - /get-started/signing-up-for-github/signing-up-for-a-new-github-account
    - /get-started/quickstart/hello-world
    - /get-started/quickstart/set-up-git
    - /get-started/learning-about-github/about-versions-of-github-docs
    - /get-started/quickstart/github-glossary
    - /get-started/using-github/keyboard-shortcuts
  guideCards:
    - /get-started/learning-about-github/types-of-github-accounts
    - /get-started/exploring-projects-on-github/finding-ways-to-contribute-to-open-source-on-github
    - /get-started/using-github/troubleshooting-connectivity-problems
topics:
  - Pull requests
  - Issues
  - Notifications
  - Accounts
children:
  - /quickstart
  - /onboarding
  - /learning-about-github
  - /signing-up-for-github
  - /using-github
  - /writing-on-github
  - /exploring-projects-on-github
  - /getting-started-with-git
  - /using-git
  - /working-with-subversion-on-github
  - /exploring-integrations
  - /archiving-your-github-personal-account-and-public-repositories
---